2023
Longitudinal associations among physical activity, inflammatory markers, and quality of life in patients with head and neck cancer
Huang S, Zhan Y, Jeon S, Bruner D, Miller A, Felger J, Wommack E, Saba N, Higgins K, Irwin M, Gary R, Xiao C. Longitudinal associations among physical activity, inflammatory markers, and quality of life in patients with head and neck cancer. Head & Neck 2023, 45: 1952-1966. PMID: 37288586, PMCID: PMC10330673, DOI: 10.1002/hed.27420.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical activityInflammatory markersQuality of lifeLower inflammationNeck cancerTotal QOL scoreHigh physical activityObservational longitudinal studyInactive patientsQOL scoresActive patientsStrength exercisesPatientsInflammationLongitudinal associationsMixed effects modelsSTNFR2Longitudinal studyCancerMarkersAssociationMore researchSubject correlationLow levelsPostradiotherapy
2018
Obesity‐risk behaviours and their associations with body mass index (BMI) in Korean American children
Jang M, Grey M, Sadler L, Jeon S, Nam S, Song H, Whittemore R. Obesity‐risk behaviours and their associations with body mass index (BMI) in Korean American children. Journal Of Clinical Nursing 2018, 27: 3408-3417. PMID: 28771983, DOI: 10.1111/jocn.13982.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexObesity risk behaviorsObesity-related complicationsMass indexScreen timeChild BMI z-scoreRecreational screen timeBMI z-scoreRates of overweightCross-sectional studyVigorous physical activityObesity-related behaviorsWeight of childrenAmerican childrenFruits/vegetablesClinical assessmentPhysical activitySedentary behaviorSelf-report questionnairesHealthcare providersMultivariate analysisZ-scoreClinical interventionsOverweightMixed effects models
2017
Factors associated with school‐aged children's body mass index in Korean American families
Jang M, Grey M, Sadler L, Jeon S, Nam S, Song H, Whittemore R. Factors associated with school‐aged children's body mass index in Korean American families. Journal Of Advanced Nursing 2017, 73: 1896-1909. PMID: 28181307, DOI: 10.1111/jan.13277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild body mass indexBody mass indexMass indexHigher child body mass indexMultivariate analysisBivariate analysisObesity risk behaviorsCross-sectional studyCommunity factorsChildren's screen timeChildhood obesityChild weightSelf-report questionnairesNumber of childrenAmerican childrenScreen timeSchool Lunch ProgramMixed effects modelsConvenient samplingLimited dataObesityChildrenParental underestimationEffects modelLunch Program