title: [Perceived health and academic performance among adolescents from public schools in the city of Córdoba].
abstract: During adolescence, school performance may be related to health, and academic achievements at this age can have an impact on the future. Our objective was to assess the relationship between academic performance and perceived health among adolescents, considering sociodemographic characteristics of their families.
  
  
  
  Cross-sectional pilot study conducted in a sample of adolescents attending common basic courses of three public secondary schools in the city of Córdoba (Argentina). Academic performance was calculated as the average grade in all subjects; performance was considered satisfactory if equal to or higher than 6. Perceived health was assessed using the KIDSCREEN-52 questionnaire, which scores ten dimensions. In addition, age, sex, maternal education level, socioeconomic level and household composition were also recorded. Univariate and bivariate analyses and multivariate logistic regression models were conducted.
  
  
  
  Five hundred fifty-four adolescents participated, 52% of them were girls. Unsatisfactory academic performance (27.6%) was more common among adolescents who evidenced a worse relationship with parents (OR: 2.68, 95% CI: 1.22-5.85) and a better relationship with peers (OR: 0.46, 95% CI: 0.26-0.82). Stratification by socioeconomic level showed differences: among those with a high socioeconomic level, an unsatisfactory performance was more common among adolescents who perceived themselves as having a low autonomy, while it was more common among those who perceived a worse school environment in the middle-low socioeconomic level.
  
  
  
  Academic performance was associated with psychosocial dimensions of health, such as relationship with family members, peers, autonomy and school environment.
authors.affiliation: Escuela de Nutrición, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba.
authors.forename: Romina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vitale
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigación Epidemiológica y en Servicios de Salud, Escuela de Salud Pública, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Córdoba.
authors.forename: Emilse
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Degoy
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigación Epidemiológica y en Servicios de Salud, Escuela de Salud Pública, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Córdoba.
authors.forename: Silvina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Berra
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001118:Argentina; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012574:Schools; D012931:Social Environment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires