Jerome R Kolbo, Lei Zhang, Nichole Werle, Elaine Fontenot Molaison, Bonnie L Harbaugh, Melissa Kirkup, Evelyn Walker
Overweight and Obesity Prevalence and Trends Among Mississippi Public School Students: A Decade of Data Between 2005 and 2015
Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association
examined association otitis media om educational attainment retrospective population cohort western australian children participated grade 3 national assessment programliteracy numeracy 2012 n 19262 literacy numeracy scores linked administrative hospital emergency department data identify secondary care episodes om results multivariate multilevel models showed children om episodes increased odds poor performance literacy numeracy tests compared children without om episodes 4679 increase odds aboriginal children 2031 increase odds nonaboriginal children significant effects found age first episode om episode frequency ps 005 regardless timing frequency episodes children om episodes risk poor literacy numeracy attainment aboriginal children om appeared particularly risk poor literacy numeracy achievement intervention reduce prevalence otitis media young children early treatment om important limiting negative effects academic outcomes