Association Between Breakfast Consumption and Math Scores of High School Students in Tehran
Farhad Jafari1, Naser Rezaeipor2, Valiollah Gerayeli Malek3, Nahid Kholdi4* and Malihe Aminzadeh51Department of Health and Social Medicine, School of Medicine, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran. 2MD. Resident of Iranian Traditional Medicine, Shahed University of Medical Sciences. Teharn. Iran 3MD.Student of Iranian Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Teharn. Iran. 4Department of Health and Social Medicine, School of Medicine,Shahed University, Tehran, Iran. 5Deptartment of Biochemistry & Biophysics, Tehran university, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract: Contrast to the impact of breakfast consumption on student’s scores success;it has not been investigated in Iran.Assess the association between breakfast and snack consumption with math score and attention in class among high school studentsin Tehran had importance.In a cross-sectional study with descriptive-analytic aspects, 300 high school students in Tehran were studied. Sampling was done as a simple stratified method. Data were collected by a researcher made questionnaire and were analyzed with SPSS software.The mean age of participants was 16.2±0.9. Average of tuition and math score were 17.3±1.8 and 15.6±3.8. 72.6% of students take breakfast every day and only 2.1% went to school without it. 64.6% ate snack every day. There was no correlation between taking of breakfast with the level of attention in class and tuition, but the math score was correlated with breakfast (p=0.045, r=0.107). There wasn’t any association between math scores and level of attention with consumption of snacks (p>0.05). There is a significant relationship between taking of breakfast with BMI (p<0.001, [CI:0.001-0.010]). Eating breakfast can have a positive impact on scores of subjects, especially math score. It is essential to perform studies with control groups to achieve more accurate results.
Keywords: Breakfast; Snack; Math score; Body mass index; Student Back to TOC