Leptin status in adolescence is associated with academic performance in high school: A cross-sectional study in a Chilean birth cohort
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Correa-Burrows, Paulina
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Blanco, Estela
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Reyes, Marcela
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Castillo, Marcela
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Peirano, Patricio
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Algarín, Cecilia
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Lozoff, Betsy
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Gahagan, Sheila
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Burrows, Raquel
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2019-03-18T11:54:58Z
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2019-03-18T11:54:58Z
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2016
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BMJ Open, Volumen 6, Issue 10, 2018,
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20446055
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10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010972
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https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/166889
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Objective: Leptin is a pleiotropic hormone associated with learning and memory via brain receptors. However, elevated plasma leptin levels may impair cognitive and memory functions. Since individual differences in memory performance affect students' ability to learn, we aimed to study the relation between leptin status in adolescence and school performance. Design and setting: We studied 568 adolescents aged 16-17 years from Santiago. A cross-sectional analysis was carried out on a birth cohort conducted in Santiago (Chile). Primary and secondary outcome measures: We measured serum leptin concentration using an enzymelinked immunosorbent assay. Cut-offs from the Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence (HELENA) Study for 16-year-olds were used to define abnormally high leptin levels (hyperleptinaemia). Academic performance was measured using high-school grades and grade point average (GPA). Data were collected in 2009-2012; data analysis was performed in 2014. Results: 1