Fitness, @entity1386 , cognition, behavior, and @entity4207 achievement among overweight XXXX : do cross-sectional associations correspond to exercise trial outcomes?

@entity1 @entity4207 @entity410 @entity1386
BACKGROUND: This study examined associations of @entity410 and @entity1386 with cognitive processes, @entity4207 achievement, and behavior, independent of demographic factors, at the baseline of an exercise trial. METHODS: Overweight, sedentary but otherwise healthy 7-11 year olds (N=170) participated in a study of health, cognition and achievement in the Augusta, GA area from 2003-2006. @entity1 underwent evaluations of @entity1386 and @entity410 , psychological assessments of cognition and @entity4207 achievement, and behavior ratings by parents and teachers. Partial correlations examined associations of @entity410 and @entity1386 with cognitive and achievement scores and behavior ratings, controlling for demographic factors. RESULTS: Fitness was associated with better cognition, achievement and behavior, and @entity1386 with worse scores. Specifically, executive function, mathematics and reading achievement, and parent ratings of @entity1 behavior were related to @entity410 and @entity1386 . Teacher ratings were related to @entity410 . CONCLUSION: These results extend prior studies by providing reliable, standardized measures of cognitive processes, achievement, and behavior in relation to detailed measures of @entity410 and @entity1386 . However, cross-sectional associations do not necessarily indicate that improving one factor, such as @entity1386 or @entity410 , will result in improvements in factors that were associated with it. Thus, randomized clinical trials are necessary to determine the effects of interventions.
