2021
Comparability 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
Sex differences in the associations of physical activity and macronutrient intake with child body composition: A cross‐sectional study of 3‐ to 7‐year‐olds in Samoa
Thompson AA, Duckham RL, Desai MM, Choy CC, Sherar LB, Naseri T, Soti‐Ulberg C, Reupena MS, Wetzel AI, Hawley NL. Sex differences in the associations of physical activity and macronutrient intake with child body composition: A cross‐sectional study of 3‐ to 7‐year‐olds in Samoa. Pediatric Obesity 2020, 15: e12603. PMID: 31925928, PMCID: PMC7060109, DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.12603.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverweight/obesityPhysical activityBody compositionNutritional intakeDual-energy X-ray absorptiometryPeripheral fat ratioFood frequency questionnaireChildren's nutritional intakeCross-sectional studyChildren's body compositionSamoan childrenX-ray absorptiometrySex-specific associationsSex-stratified analysesFrequency questionnaireObjective physical activity monitoringCarbohydrate intakeIndependent associationDietary intakeMacronutrient intakePhysical activity monitoringIntakeLower trunkFat ratioObesity
2017
Child, maternal and household-level correlates of nutritional status: a cross-sectional study among young Samoan children
Choy CC, Desai MM, Park JJ, Frame EA, Thompson AA, Naseri T, Reupena MS, Duckham RL, Deziel NC, Hawley NL. Child, maternal and household-level correlates of nutritional status: a cross-sectional study among young Samoan children. Public Health Nutrition 2017, 20: 1235-1247. PMID: 28162141, PMCID: PMC10261405, DOI: 10.1017/s1368980016003499.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverweight/obesityCross-sectional community-based surveyNutritional statusOdds of anemiaOverweight/obeseCross-sectional studyPrevalence of stuntingCommunity-based surveyCondition-specific interventionsMother-child pairsNutritional status outcomesEarly childhood growthHigher family socio-economic statusAnemic mothersObese childrenSugar intakeSamoan childrenChildhood growthStatus outcomesSocio-economic statusDual burdenAge groupsAnemiaHealth programsGrowth standards