An Exploratory Analysis of the Relationship between Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Cognitive/Academic Performance among Adolescents
Table 2
Intercorrelations between study variables in female subjects.
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() BCT (academic performance)
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Cognitive abilities
() Verbal reasoning
0.26*
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() Numerical ability
0.35**
0.25**
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() Mechanical reasoning
0.21*
0.32**
0.29**
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() Space relations
0.13*
0.26**
0.25**
0.33**
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() Abstract reasoning
0.12*
0.28**
0.31**
0.35**
0.46**
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() Perceptual speed and accuracy
0.22*
0.36**
0.27**
0.38**
0.20**
0.36**
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Cardiovascular factors
() Systolic BP
−0.12*
0.03
−0.06
−0.06
−0.03
0.04
0.06
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() Diastolic BP
−0.06
0.01
0.03
−0.07
−0.01
0.04
0.04
0.58***
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() BMI
−0.04
0.12*
0.04
0.01
0.03
0.04
0.04
0.29**
0.18*
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() Waist circumference
−0.08
0.10*
0.06
0.10*
−0.01
0.08
−0.01
0.20**
0.11*
−0.89***
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() Cholesterol
−0.03
−0.01
−0.01
−0.01
0.02
0.03
0.07
0.03
0.07
−0.01
0.10*
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