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Associations of emotional behavior with nutritional status and lifestyle habits among schoolchildren aged 5-10 years in Sri Lanka.

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dc.contributor.author Shinsugi, C.
dc.contributor.author Gunasekara, D.
dc.contributor.author Takimoto, H.
dc.date.accessioned 2021-11-05T06:29:51Z
dc.date.available 2021-11-05T06:29:51Z
dc.date.issued 2021
dc.identifier.citation International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.2021; 18(19):10332 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1661-7827 (Print)
dc.identifier.issn 1660-4601 (Electronic) en
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/23840
dc.description Indexed for MEDLINE. en_US
dc.description.abstract We aimed to examine the relationships of lifestyle habits and nutritional status with emotional behavior among schoolchildren in Sri Lanka. Five hundred and eight schoolchildren (195 boys and 313 girls) aged 5-10 years were included. Emotional and behavioral problems were assessed using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. Nutritional status was used for body mass index-for-age z-score. Breakfast consumption, daily moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA), wake-up time, and bedtime were considered lifestyle habits. The mean total difficulties score ± standard deviation was 12.0 ± 5.3, and the mean prosocial behavior score was 7.4 ± 1.9. In total, 89.2% children ate breakfast, and 41.3% engaged in at least 60 min of MVPA per day. After adjustment for confounding factors, multiple logistic regression analyses showed that breakfast skipping was associated with high scores on conduct problems (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 2.95, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.50 to 5.77, p < 0.01) and that late bedtime was related to low prosocial behavior scores (aOR = 2.43, 95% CI: 1.17 to 5.03, p < 0.05). Our findings suggest that promoting regular lifestyle habits helps reduce psychological difficulties in schoolchildren. However, further research, including longitudinal studies, are required to identify the mechanism underlying this relationship. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Basel : MDPI en_US
dc.subject Nutritional Status en_US
dc.title Associations of emotional behavior with nutritional status and lifestyle habits among schoolchildren aged 5-10 years in Sri Lanka. en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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