20Dec 2016

INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BMI AND IQ SCORE IN FEMALE AGE 16-18 YEARS INALHASSA.

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Background:-Several studies are investigated the relation between BMI and intelligence level. Some of them found that childhood full IQ (FIQ) was inversely associated with obesity in pre-school children. (7) In other studies, Intelligence quotient (IQ) was measured in childhood and adulthood. They found lower IQ scores for childhood-onset obesity. (8)In addition, some studies resulted that the non-obese control group had higher intelligence test score and educational level than obese person. There for this study aims to investigate the relationship between BMI and IQ in Al-hasa. Objective:- To investigate whether there is relationship between BMI and IQ among 16 to 18 years old females . Research Methods and Procedures:- Data were selected from 16 to 18 years old females in 3 high schools in Al-Hassa. Study sample consisted of 60 to 80 females, 20 selected randomly from each school included in the research. Each school population divided into strata according to the age group, also weight, scale, meter and self- administered standardized IQ were used for collecting the data. Then their score were calculatedby administering IQ test and compared with BMItoassess their performance by using chi-square test. Results:- There is no significant relationship between IQ and BMI, so there is no difference if the student is ideal in weight, obese or underweight to get high scores in IQ. In addition, number of obese students have high IQ scores. Conclusion:- This study shown that the BMI of the sample which were included in the research not affect the IQ results . But there might be another factors which affect IQ other than BMI .


[Zainab Mohammed Al-Hajji, ShaimaJafar Al Amer, Sakinah Jawad Alkuwaiti, Rabab Mohammed AlHassan, Zainab Abdullah Alghanim, Fatimah Basim Bin Alshaykh, Zahra Alhadad and Nusaybah Fahad Al-Hadi. (2016); INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BMI AND IQ SCORE IN FEMALE AGE 16-18 YEARS INALHASSA. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 4 (Dec). 273-280] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/2391      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/2391