PROFITH "PROmoting FITness and Health through physical activity" Research Group, Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Camino de Alfacar s/n, 18071, Granada, Spain.
University of Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U995 - LIRIC - Lille Inflammation Research International Center, CIC 1403 - Centre d'investigation clinique, F-59000, Lille, France.
Eur J Pediatr. 2017 Oct;176(10):1433-1437. doi: 10.1007/s00431-017-3000-2. Epub 2017 Aug 31.
We compared the level of attention capacity between adolescents from the center and south of Europe. The study included 627 European adolescents (54% girls), aged 12.5-17.5 years, who participated in the HELENA Study. The d2 Test of Attention was administered to assess attention capacity. The main results showed that adolescents from the south of Europe had significantly higher score in attention capacity compared with adolescents from central Europe (score + 8.1; 95%CI, 2.44-13.61) after adjustment for age, sex, socioeconomic indicators, body mass index, cardiorespiratory fitness and diet quality index (p = 0.012).
Adolescents from the south of Europe had higher levels of attention capacity than their counterparts from central Europe independently of sociodemographic and health-related factors. These differences should be taken into account by educational institutions when promoting new approaches for putting into the practice student's capacities. What is Known? • Attention is a crucial capacity during adolescence. • Several health-related factors (i.e., physical activity, fitness or fatness) may influence attention capacity in adolescents. What is New? • Adolescents from the south of Europe had higher levels of attention capacity than their counterparts from the center, after accounting for socioeconomic factors, fitness, fatness and quality of diet. • These differences should be taken into account by educational institutions when promoting new approaches for putting into the practice student's capacities.
我们比较了欧洲中部和南部青少年的注意力容量水平。该研究纳入了 627 名欧洲青少年（54%为女性），年龄为 12.5-17.5 岁，他们参加了 HELENA 研究。采用 d2 注意力测验评估注意力容量。主要结果表明，调整年龄、性别、社会经济指标、体重指数、心肺适能和饮食质量指数后，与来自欧洲中部的青少年相比，来自欧洲南部的青少年的注意力容量得分显著更高（得分+8.1；95%CI：2.44-13.61；p=0.012）。
与来自欧洲中部的青少年相比，来自欧洲南部的青少年的注意力容量水平更高，这独立于社会人口统计学和与健康相关的因素。在推广将学生能力付诸实践的新方法时，教育机构应考虑到这些差异。
注意力是青少年时期的一项关键能力。
一些与健康相关的因素（如身体活动、体能或肥胖）可能会影响青少年的注意力容量。
调整社会经济因素、体能、肥胖和饮食质量后，来自欧洲南部的青少年的注意力容量水平高于来自欧洲中部的青少年。
在推广将学生能力付诸实践的新方法时，教育机构应考虑到这些差异。
