2024
Accelerometer-Based Estimates of Physical Activity and Sedentary Time Among Samoan Adults.
Hawley N, Zarei P, Crouter S, Desai M, Pomer A, Rivara A, Naseri T, Reupena M, Viali S, Duckham R, McGarvey S. Accelerometer-Based Estimates of Physical Activity and Sedentary Time Among Samoan Adults. Journal Of Physical Activity And Health 2024, 21: 636-644. PMID: 38621669, DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2023-0590.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchModerate to vigorous physical activityVigorous physical activityEstimates of physical activityPhysical activitySamoan adultsSedentary timeLight physical activityPhysical activity levelsAccelerometer-based devicesModifiable risk factorsClass II/III obesitySedentary activitiesWeight statusHealthy weightAdult SamoansParticipant characteristicsObesity-related diseasesCardiometabolic diseasesCensus regionActivity levelsGeneralized linear modelRural areasObesity-related cardiometabolic diseasesRisk factorsAdultsPre‐pregnancy BMI, rate of gestational weight gain, and preterm birth among US Pacific Islander individuals
Wu B, Shabanova V, Taylor S, Hawley N. Pre‐pregnancy BMI, rate of gestational weight gain, and preterm birth among US Pacific Islander individuals. Obesity 2024, 32: 798-809. PMID: 38304993, PMCID: PMC10965383, DOI: 10.1002/oby.23979.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRate of gestational weight gainGestational weight gainPacific Islander individualsPre-pregnancy BMIIncreased risk of PTBRisk of preterm birthPreterm birthPre-pregnancyIslander individualsObesity classNational Center for Health StatisticsCenter for Health StatisticsIncreased riskObesity class ICox proportional hazards modelsPacific Islander mothersHealthy weightWeight gainProportional hazards modelHealth StatisticsSingleton infantsCongenital anomaliesBMIClass IHazards model
2022
Maternal responsiveness and toddler body mass index z-score: Prospective analysis of maternal and child mealtime interactions
Hart C, Phelan S, Coffman D, Jelalian E, Ventura A, Hodges E, Hawley N, Fisher J, Wing R. Maternal responsiveness and toddler body mass index z-score: Prospective analysis of maternal and child mealtime interactions. Appetite 2022, 180: 106348. PMID: 36272545, DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2022.106348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass index z-scoreOverweight/overweightIndex z-scoreChild weight statusSatiation cuesWeight statusMaternal promptsToddler growthZ-scoreMaternal responsivenessOverweight/obesityHealthy weight statusHigher childHigher child weight statusLifestyle interventionMealtime interactionsHealthy weightResponsive feedingProspective analysisProspective associationsOverweightMonthsChild hungerSubset of familiesRisk