Executive functions of obese adolescents

LI Ying; YIN Xiaojian; MA Yuanyuan; WANG Jinxian; WU Huipan; ZHANG Yingkun; SHI Lijuan; LI Yong

doi:10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2024085

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LI Ying, YIN Xiaojian, MA Yuanyuan, WANG Jinxian, WU Huipan, ZHANG Yingkun, SHI Lijuan, LI Yong. Executive functions of obese adolescents[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2024, 45(3): 313-316. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2024085

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LI Ying, YIN Xiaojian, MA Yuanyuan, WANG Jinxian, WU Huipan, ZHANG Yingkun, SHI Lijuan, LI Yong. Executive functions of obese adolescents[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2024, 45(3): 313-316. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2024085

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Executive functions of obese adolescents

doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2024085

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School of Economics and Management, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai (201418), China

Received Date: 2024-01-29
Rev Recd Date: 2024-03-01

Available Online: 2024-03-29

Publish Date: 2024-03-25

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Objective To explore of executive function in obese adolescents, so as to provide a reference for executive function enhancement intervention in obese adolescents. Methods A convenience sample of 1 227 adolescents aged 13-18 years was selected from 2 secondary schools in Taiyuan City during March-April 2023. The Flanker task, N-back task and More-odd shifting task was used to compare the different subfunctions of executive function (refreshing function, shifting function, inhibiting function) of 61 obese adolescents and 70 normal-weight adolescents. Independent samples t-tests was used for between-group comparisons and Cohen's d-tests was used to calculate between-group differences in executive function between the two groups of adolescents. Results Compared with the group of normal weight, time responses of the inhibitory function, the refreshing function and the shifting function in the obese group were significantly longer than those in the normal weight group (t=4.26, 4.06, 1.92, 2.26, P < 0.05); inhibitory function (0.91±0.09) and 1-back (0.73±0.24) were also significantly less correct than in the normal weight group (0.94±0.05, 0.83±0.21) (t=-2.04, -2.04, P < 0.05). Obese adolescents showed moderate adverse effect sizes in the inhibition function (d=0.746, 0.712) and the refresh function 1-back, and smaller adverse effect sizes in the refresh function 2-back and the conversion function(d=0.497, 0.398). Conclusion Obese adolescents have significant executive function deficits, but the degree of adverse varies across sub-functions, with inhibitory function being the core deficit component of executive function in obese adolescents.
- Obesity,
- Executive function,
- Mental health,
- Adolescent

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