Research Article
An Exploratory Analysis of the Relationship between Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Cognitive/Academic Performance among Adolescents
Table 3
Intercorrelations between study variables in male subjects.
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| () BCT (academic performance) | — | | | | | | | | | | | | Cognitive abilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | () Verbal reasoning | 0.10* | — | | | | | | | | | | | () Numerical ability | 0.01 | 0.44** | — | | | | | | | | | | () Mechanical reasoning | 0.04 | 0.40** | 0.39** | — | | | | | | | | | () Space relations | −0.04 | 0.47** | 0.35** | 0.39** | — | | | | | | | | () Abstract reasoning | 0.06 | 0.42** | 0.38** | 0.35** | 0.45** | — | | | | | | | () Perceptual speed and accuracy | 0.11 | 0.41** | 0.48** | 0.42** | 0.44* | 0.46** | — | | | | | | Cardiovascular factors | | | | | | | | | | | | | () Systolic BP | −0.21* | −0.02 | 0.02 | −0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | −0.02 | — | | | | | () Diastolic BP | −0.03 | −0.04 | 0.02 | −0.03 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.42** | — | | | | () BMI | −0.09 | 0.13* | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.28** | 0.08 | — | | | () Waist circumference | −0.02 | 0.13* | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.31** | 0.11* | 0.93*** | — | | () Cholesterol | −0.07 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.11* | 0.26** | 0.28** | — |
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