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Early Life Cognitive Abilities and Body Weight: Cross-Sectional Study of the Association of Inhibitory Control, Cognitive Flexibility, and Sustained Attention with BMI Percentiles in Primary School Children
Joint Authors
Wirt, Tamara
Schreiber, Anja
Steinacker, Jürgen M.
Kesztyüs, Dorothea
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-03-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The objective of this study was to investigate the association of different cognitive abilities with children’s body weight adjusted for further weight influencing sociodemographic, family, and lifestyle factors.
Cross-sectional data of 498 primary school children (7.0 ± 0.6 years; 49.8% boys) participating in a health promotion programme in southwest Germany were used.
Children performed a computer-based test battery (KiTAP) including an inhibitory control task (Go-Nogo paradigm), a cognitive flexibility task, and a sustained attention task.
Height and weight were measured in a standardized manner and converted to BMI percentiles based on national standards.
Sociodemographic features (migration background and parental education), family characteristics (parental body weight), and children’s lifestyle (TV consumption, physical activity, consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and breakfast habits) were assessed via parental questionnaire.
A hierarchical regression analysis revealed inhibitory control and cognitive flexibility to be significant cognitive predictors for children’s body weight.
There was no association concerning sustained attention.
The findings suggest that especially cognitive abilities known as executive functions (inhibitory control and cognitive flexibility) are associated with children’s body weight.
Future longitudinal and intervention studies are necessary to investigate the directionality of the association and the potential of integrating cognitive training in obesity prevention strategies.
This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov DRKS00000494.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wirt, Tamara& Schreiber, Anja& Kesztyüs, Dorothea& Steinacker, Jürgen M.. 2015. Early Life Cognitive Abilities and Body Weight: Cross-Sectional Study of the Association of Inhibitory Control, Cognitive Flexibility, and Sustained Attention with BMI Percentiles in Primary School Children. Journal of Obesity،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1069614
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wirt, Tamara…[et al.]. Early Life Cognitive Abilities and Body Weight: Cross-Sectional Study of the Association of Inhibitory Control, Cognitive Flexibility, and Sustained Attention with BMI Percentiles in Primary School Children. Journal of Obesity No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1069614
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wirt, Tamara& Schreiber, Anja& Kesztyüs, Dorothea& Steinacker, Jürgen M.. Early Life Cognitive Abilities and Body Weight: Cross-Sectional Study of the Association of Inhibitory Control, Cognitive Flexibility, and Sustained Attention with BMI Percentiles in Primary School Children. Journal of Obesity. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1069614
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1069614