2022
Is overweight or obesity associated with anemia in children? Follow-up of Samoans in the Ola Tuputupua’e “Growing Up” study
Choy CC, Howe CJ, Soti-Ulberg C, Naseri T, Reupena MS, Duckham RL, Hawley NL. Is overweight or obesity associated with anemia in children? Follow-up of Samoans in the Ola Tuputupua’e “Growing Up” study. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice 2022, 16: 144-150. PMID: 35256305, PMCID: PMC9636893, DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2022.02.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverweight/obesityObesity-related inflammationPrevalence ratiosIron deficiencyDouble burdenPrevalence of anemiaBody mass indexAge z-scorePoisson regression modelsCohort studyMass indexSamoan childrenHigh prevalenceObesityAnemiaZ-scoreCovariate adjustmentConfidence intervalsMicronutrient deficienciesInflammationChildrenPrevalenceFurther investigationRegression modelsDeficiency
2021
Persistence of anaemia among Samoan preschool age children: a longitudinal study
Wu B, Choy CC, Rivara AC, Soti-Ulberg C, Naseri T, Reupena MS, Duckham RL, Hawley NL. Persistence of anaemia among Samoan preschool age children: a longitudinal study. Public Health Nutrition 2021, 24: 5995-6006. PMID: 34521497, PMCID: PMC8608721, DOI: 10.1017/s1368980021003980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistence of anemiaAnemia prevalenceDaily dietary iron intakeHigher daily sodium intakeDaily sodium intakeDietary iron intakeRisk of anemiaMother-child pairsPersistent anemiaSodium intakeIron intakeRisk factorsRoutine screeningAnemiaPoisson regressionPreschool-age childrenOlder mothersPrevention effortsHousehold correlatesPrevalenceLongitudinal studyConsecutive wavesChildrenAge childrenMothersComparability of The Netherlands Physical Activity Questionnaire with Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity in Samoan Children: A Retrospective Analysis of Ola Tuputupua’e Data
Warmath CR, Choy CC, Frame EA, Sherar LB, Duckham RL, Soti-Ulberg C, Naseri T, Reupena MS, Hawley NL. Comparability of The Netherlands Physical Activity Questionnaire with Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity in Samoan Children: A Retrospective Analysis of Ola Tuputupua’e Data. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2021, 18: 8438. PMID: 34444185, PMCID: PMC8391931, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18168438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical Activity QuestionnaireActivity QuestionnairePhysical activityHigh-intensity physical activityMonitor wear timePhysical activity levelsPhysical activity measurementPhysical activity dataAccelerometer outcomesCardiometabolic healthMixed longitudinal studyObesity developmentRetrospective analysisCombination of questionsChild growthWear timeActivity levelsMarginal meansAged childrenTertileScoresChildrenIndividual questionsQuestionnaireSamoan children
2020
Longitudinal Assessment of Childhood Dietary Patterns: Associations with Body Mass Index z-Score among Children in the Samoan Ola Tuputupua'e (Growing Up) Cohort
Choy CC, Wang D, Naseri T, Soti-Ulberg C, Reupena MS, Duckham RL, Baylin A, Hawley NL. Longitudinal Assessment of Childhood Dietary Patterns: Associations with Body Mass Index z-Score among Children in the Samoan Ola Tuputupua'e (Growing Up) Cohort. Childhood Obesity 2020, 16: 534-543. PMID: 32907355, PMCID: PMC7575349, DOI: 10.1089/chi.2020.0058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDietary patternsHigh adherenceBody mass index zChildhood obesity prevention strategiesObesity prevention strategiesBody mass indexFood frequency dataChildhood dietary patternsBiological mother-child dyadsCohort studyMass indexPattern adherencePotential confoundersChildhood obesityPrevention strategiesMother-child dyadsLongitudinal assessmentTime pointsConvenience sampleAdherenceBMIzIntervention strategiesChildrenScoresAssociationEstimated Dietary Bisphenol-A Exposure and Adiposity in Samoan Mothers and Children
Heinsberg LW, Bui CNN, Hartle JC, Sereika SM, Choy CC, Wang D, Soti-Ulberg C, Naseri T, Reupena MS, Duckham RL, Park JJ, Hawley NL, Deziel NC. Estimated Dietary Bisphenol-A Exposure and Adiposity in Samoan Mothers and Children. Toxics 2020, 8: 67. PMID: 32887300, PMCID: PMC7560430, DOI: 10.3390/toxics8030067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexDietary BPA exposureAbdominal circumferenceBPA exposureModern dietary patternBisphenol A (BPA) exposureMother-child pairsDietary questionnaireMass indexPrevalent obesityFoods/beveragesDietary patternsSamoan mothersSignificant associationEndocrine disruptor bisphenolHigher incomeUnderstudied populationExposure indexMothersChildrenExposureFurther examinationAssociationHousehold-level characteristicsIndex