2024
Characterization of sleep apnea among a sample of adults from Samoa
Heinsberg L, Pomer A, Cade B, Carlson J, Naseri T, Reupena M, Viali S, Weeks D, McGarvey S, Redline S, Hawley N. Characterization of sleep apnea among a sample of adults from Samoa. Sleep Epidemiology 2024, 4: 100099. DOI: 10.1016/j.sleepe.2024.100099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchApnea-hypopnea indexOxygen desaturation indexSleep apneaCharacteristics of sleep apneaSevere sleep apneaSleep apnea deviceObesity-risk alleleGeographic region of residenceType 2 diabetesInfluence sleep healthHypopnea indexDesaturation indexGlobal public health concernApneaHigher BMIRegion of residenceCircumference ratioMale sexMiddle-income countriesSample of adultsPublic health concernSamoan adultsBMISleep healthHealth concernShaping childhood obesity: behavioral and environmental risk factors associated with body mass index trajectories between 2 and 9 years in Samoan children
Choy C, Johnson W, Naseri T, Filipo V, Arorae M, Tafunaina F, Unasa F, Savusa K, Reupena M, Braun J, Duckham R, Soti-Ulberg C, McGarvey S, Hawley N. Shaping childhood obesity: behavioral and environmental risk factors associated with body mass index trajectories between 2 and 9 years in Samoan children. International Journal Of Obesity 2024, 1-10. PMID: 39472691, DOI: 10.1038/s41366-024-01665-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexDietary pattern adherenceHigher body mass indexPhysical activityNetherlands Physical Activity QuestionnaireRisk factorsBody mass index trajectoriesFood frequency questionnaire dataPhysical Activity QuestionnaireHigh physical activityBody mass index gainBehavioral risk factorsHousehold asset scoreLow household assetsCubic spline regressionAged 2 to 4 yearsAged 2Public health solutionsChildhood risk factorsSamoan childrenActivity QuestionnaireObesity preventionBMI trajectoriesObesity riskHealth solutionsCommunity perspectives on adolescent mental health stigma in American Samoa
Blas V, Mew E, Winschel J, Hunt L, Soliai Lemusu S, Lowe S, Naseri J, Toelupe R, Hawley N, McCutchan-Tofaeono J. Community perspectives on adolescent mental health stigma in American Samoa. 2024, 1: e0000080. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmen.0000080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health stigmaHealth stigmaSelf-stigma of mental illnessLevels of mental health stigmaMental illness-related stigmaMental health care accessIllness-related stigmaHealth care accessMental health burdenMental health servicesStigmatization of mental healthMental health needsSocio-ecological modelMental health challengesMental health concernsMental health stigmatizationOnline focus groupsAmerican SamoaCare accessSelf-stigmaPerceived stigmatizationHealth needsHealth servicesMental illnessMental healthA group prenatal care intervention reduces gestational weight gain and gestational diabetes in American Samoan women
Hawley N, Faasalele‐Savusa K, Faiai M, Suiaunoa‐Scanlan L, Loia M, Ickovics J, Kocher E, Piel C, Mahoney M, Suss R, Trocha M, Rosen R, Muasau‐Howard B. A group prenatal care intervention reduces gestational weight gain and gestational diabetes in American Samoan women. Obesity 2024, 32: 1833-1843. PMID: 39256170, DOI: 10.1002/oby.24102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational weight gainPostpartum weight changeGestational diabetes screeningClinically important between-group differenceDiabetes screeningGestational diabetesUsual care participantsPrenatal care interventionsMode of birthLow-risk pregnant womenPre-pregnancy obesityAmerican Samoan womenIncidence of gestational diabetesProportion of womenGestational diabetes incidenceInfant birth weightWeight gainBetween-group differencesCare interventionsCare participantsPreliminary effectivenessWeight changeRandom group assignmentDiabetes incidenceHigh-risk settingsEarlier Bedtimes Mediate the Effect of a Brief Behavioral Sleep Intervention on Children's Weight Status
Hart C, Coffman D, Carskadon M, Raynor H, Jelalian E, Owens J, Hawley N, Wing R. Earlier Bedtimes Mediate the Effect of a Brief Behavioral Sleep Intervention on Children's Weight Status. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2024, 276: 114265. PMID: 39214349, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWeather-related inaccessibility of trails used by Inuit subsistence harvesters does not significantly influence retail food sales in Nunavut, Canada
Gilbert S, Ford J, Clark D, Turner L, Fawehinmi T, Caughey A, Stadnyk S, Beddard K, Kolola N, Kaminsky L, Pérez Escamilla R, Jessri M, Hawley N, Dubrow R. Weather-related inaccessibility of trails used by Inuit subsistence harvesters does not significantly influence retail food sales in Nunavut, Canada. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2024, 2024 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2024.0040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBehavioral Intervention that Extends Sleep Duration Leads to Greater Self-Control in School-Aged Children
Spaeth A, Hawley N, Carskadon M, Raynor H, Jelalian E, Owens J, Wing R, Hart C. Behavioral Intervention that Extends Sleep Duration Leads to Greater Self-Control in School-Aged Children. Journal Of Developmental And Behavioral Pediatrics 2024, 45: e463-e469. PMID: 38990144, PMCID: PMC11483195, DOI: 10.1097/dbp.0000000000001303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal sleep timeSelf-controlSleep interventionsSelf-Control Rating ScaleWeeks postrandomizationImpaired self-controlBehavioral sleep interventionsAffected self-controlShorter total sleep timeInteraction effectsBaseline to follow-upSchool-aged childrenBehavioral domainsBehavioral interventionsIntervention conditionRating ScaleEvening preferenceChildren's sleepEnhance caregiversMixed-model ANOVASchool-ageShort sleepExtended sleep durationChronotype QuestionnairePartial correlationPatterns of Dietary Energy, Macronutrients, and Fiber Purchased in 21 Canadian Arctic Grocery Stores by Inuit-Defined Season and Community Size Level
Gilbert S, Jessri M, Turner L, Fawehinmi T, Caughey A, Stadnyk S, Beddard K, Kolola N, Kaminsky L, Ford J, Pérez-Escamilla R, Hawley N, Dubrow R. Patterns of Dietary Energy, Macronutrients, and Fiber Purchased in 21 Canadian Arctic Grocery Stores by Inuit-Defined Season and Community Size Level. Current Developments In Nutrition 2024, 8: 102839. DOI: 10.1016/j.cdnut.2024.102839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNoncommunicable disease risk behaviors and protective factors among children in Samoa: Retrospective trend analysis of global school-based health surveys in 2011 and 2017
Choy C, Simi S, Soti-Ulberg C, Naseri T, Salinas Y, Hawley N. Noncommunicable disease risk behaviors and protective factors among children in Samoa: Retrospective trend analysis of global school-based health surveys in 2011 and 2017. PLOS Global Public Health 2024, 4: e0003315. PMID: 38861507, PMCID: PMC11166286, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlobal School-based Student Health SurveyPrevalence of overweight/obesityNoncommunicable diseasesHealth SurveyNoncommunicable disease risk factorsMultistage stratified cluster sampling designNoncommunicable disease risk behavioursProtective factorsPrevalence of noncommunicable diseasesRisk behaviorsGlobal School-based Health SurveySchool-based Health SurveyPromote healthy behaviorsStudent Health SurveyPrevalence of obesityPublic health actionCluster sampling designStrengthening protective factorsReduce risk behaviorsRetrospective trend analysisPrevalence of riskSedentary behaviorSchool year 9School-aged childrenPhysical activityAssociations between fasting glucose rate-of-change and the missense variant, rs373863828, in an adult Samoan cohort
Rivara A, Russell E, Carlson J, Pomer A, Naseri T, Reupena M, Manna S, Viali S, Minster R, Weeks D, DeLany J, Kershaw E, McGarvey S, Hawley N. Associations between fasting glucose rate-of-change and the missense variant, rs373863828, in an adult Samoan cohort. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0302643. PMID: 38829901, PMCID: PMC11146712, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0302643.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 2 diabetesAllele of rs373863828Body mass indexFasting glucoseAdult SamoansDevelopment of type 2 diabetesOdds of type 2 diabetesReduction of modifiable risk factorsRs373863828 genotypeAssociated with higher body mass indexType 2 diabetes developmentGlucose rate of changeMass indexHousehold asset scoreUrbanization of residenceHigher body mass indexRisk factorsModifiable risk factorsRate of changeBaseline variablesMultivariate linear regressionPhysical activityDiabetes preventionType 2 diabetes mellitusSmoking statusThe milk study protocol: A longitudinal, prospective cohort study of the relationship between human milk metabolic hormone concentration, maternal body composition, and early growth and satiety development in Samoan infants aged 1–4 months
Harries V, Abraham J, Vesi L, Reupena A, Faaselele-Savusa K, Duckham R, Bribiescas R, Hawley N. The milk study protocol: A longitudinal, prospective cohort study of the relationship between human milk metabolic hormone concentration, maternal body composition, and early growth and satiety development in Samoan infants aged 1–4 months. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0292997. PMID: 38728264, PMCID: PMC11086876, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal body compositionEarly infant growthBody compositionInfant growthProspective longitudinal cohortMother-infant dyadsBreastfeeding mother-infant dyadsHuman milkFingerpick blood sampleInfants aged 1Longitudinal cohortBody composition measurementsProspective cohort studyInfant feeding patternsSatiety developmentUndernourished womenSatiety responsivenessInfant satietyInfant hungerHormone leptinCohort studyHigh-income settingsMultivariate analysisEating patternsHormone transferA genetic association study of circulating coagulation factor VIII and von Willebrand factor levels
de Vries P, Reventun P, Brown M, Heath A, Huffman J, Le N, Bebo A, Brody J, Temprano-Sagrera G, Raffield L, Ozel A, Thibord F, Jain D, Lewis J, Rodriguez B, Pankratz N, Taylor K, Polasek O, Chen M, Yanek L, Carrasquilla G, Marioni R, Kleber M, Trégouët D, Yao J, Li-Gao R, Joshi P, Trompet S, Martinez-Perez A, Ghanbari M, Howard T, Reiner A, Arvanitis M, Ryan K, Bartz T, Rudan I, Faraday N, Linneberg A, Ekunwe L, Davies G, Delgado G, Suchon P, Guo X, Rosendaal F, Klaric L, Noordam R, van Rooij F, Curran J, Wheeler M, Osburn W, O'Connell J, Boerwinkle E, Beswick A, Psaty B, Kolcic I, Souto J, Becker L, Hansen T, Doyle M, Harris S, Moissl A, Deleuze J, Rich S, van Hylckama Vlieg A, Campbell H, Stott D, Soria J, de Maat M, Almasy L, Brody L, Auer P, Mitchell B, Ben-Shlomo Y, Fornage M, Hayward C, Mathias R, Kilpeläinen T, Lange C, Cox S, März W, Morange P, Rotter J, Mook-Kanamori D, Wilson C, van der Harst P, Jukema J, Ikram M, Blangero J, Kooperberg C, Desch K, Johnson A, Sabater-Lleal M, Lowenstein C, Smith A, Morrison A, Abe N, Abecasis G, Aguet F, Albert C, Almasy L, Alonso A, Ament S, Anderson P, Anugu P, Applebaum-Bowden D, Ardlie K, Arking D, Arnett D, Ashley-Koch A, Aslibekyan S, Assimes T, Auer P, Avramopoulos D, Ayas N, Balasubramanian A, Barnard J, Barnes K, Barr R, Barron-Casella E, Barwick L, Beaty T, Beck G, Becker D, Becker L, Beer R, Beitelshees A, Benjamin E, Benos T, Bezerra M, Bielak L, Bis J, Blackwell T, Blangero J, Blue N, Boerwinkle E, Bowden D, Bowler R, Brody J, Broeckel U, Broome J, Brown D, Bunting K, Burchard E, Bustamante C, Buth E, Cade B, Cardwell J, Carey V, Carrier J, Carson A, Carty C, Casaburi R, Romero J, Casella J, Castaldi P, Chaffin M, Chang C, Chang Y, Chasman D, Chavan S, Chen B, Chen W, Chen Y, Cho M, Choi S, Chuang L, Chung M, Chung R, Clish C, Comhair S, Conomos M, Cornell E, Correa A, Crandall C, Crapo J, Cupples L, Curran J, Curtis J, Custer B, Damcott C, Darbar D, David S, Davis C, Daya M, de Andrade M, de las Fuentes L, de Vries P, DeBaun M, Deka R, DeMeo D, Devine S, Dinh H, Doddapaneni H, Duan Q, Dugan-Perez S, Duggirala R, Durda J, Dutcher S, Eaton C, Ekunwe L, Boueiz A, Ellinor P, Emery L, Erzurum S, Farber C, Farek J, Fingerlin T, Flickinger M, Fornage M, Franceschini N, Frazar C, Fu M, Fullerton S, Fulton L, Gabriel S, Gan W, Gao S, Gao Y, Gass M, Geiger H, Gelb B, Geraci M, Germer S, Gerszten R, Ghosh A, Gibbs R, Gignoux C, Gladwin M, Glahn D, Gogarten S, Gong D, Goring H, Graw S, Gray K, Grine D, Gross C, Gu C, Guan Y, Guo X, Gupta N, Haessler J, Hall M, Han Y, Hanly P, Harris D, Hawley N, He J, Heavner B, Heckbert S, Hernandez R, Herrington D, Hersh C, Hidalgo B, Hixson J, Hobbs B, Hokanson J, Hong E, Hoth K, Hsiung C, Hu J, Hung Y, Huston H, Hwu C, Irvin M, Jackson R, Jain D, Jaquish C, Johnsen J, Johnson C, Johnson A, Johnston R, Jones K, Kang H, Kaplan R, Kardia S, Kelly S, Kenny E, Kessler M, Khan A, Khan Z, Kim W, Kimoff J, Kinney G, Konkle B, Kooperberg C, Kramer H, Lange E, Lange L, Lange L, Laurie C, Laurie C, LeBoff M, Lee J, Lee S, Lee W, LeFaive J, Levine D, Levy D, Lewis J, Li X, Li Y, Lin H, Lin H, Lin X, Liu S, Liu Y, Liu Y, Loos R, Lubitz S, Lunetta K, Luo J, Magalang U, Mahaney M, Make B, Manichaikul A, Manning A, Manson J, Martin L, Marton M, Mathai S, Mathias R, May S, McArdle P, McDonald M, McFarland S, McGarvey S, McGoldrick D, McHugh C, McNeil B, Mei H, Meigs J, Menon V, Mestroni L, Metcalf G, Meyers D, Mignot E, Mikulla J, Min N, Minear M, Minster R, Mitchell B, Moll M, Momin Z, Montasser M, Montgomery C, Muzny D, Mychaleckyj J, Nadkarni G, Naik R, Naseri T, Natarajan P, Nekhai S, Nelson S, Neltner B, Nessner C, Nickerson D, Nkechinyere O, North K, O'Connell J, O'Connor T, Ochs-Balcom H, Okwuonu G, Pack A, Paik D, Palmer N, Pankow J, Papanicolaou G, Parker C, Peloso G, Peralta J, Perez M, Perry J, Peters U, Peyser P, Phillips L, Pleiness J, Pollin T, Post W, Becker J, Boorgula M, Preuss M, Psaty B, Qasba P, Qiao D, Qin Z, Rafaels N, Raffield L, Rajendran M, Ramachandran V, Rao D, Rasmussen-Torvik L, Ratan A, Redline S, Reed R, Reeves C, Regan E, Reiner A, Reupena M, Rice K, Rich S, Robillard R, Robine N, Roden D, Roselli C, Rotter J, Ruczinski I, Runnels A, Russell P, Ruuska S, Ryan K, Sabino E, Saleheen D, Salimi S, Salvi S, Salzberg S, Sandow K, Sankaran V, Santibanez J, Schwander K, Schwartz D, Sciurba F, Seidman C, Seidman J, Sériès F, Sheehan V, Sherman S, Shetty A, Shetty A, Sheu W, Shoemaker M, Silver B, Silverman E, Skomro R, Smith J, Smith J, Smith N, Smith T, Smith E, Smoller S, Snively B, Snyder M, Sofer T, Sotoodehnia N, Stilp A, Storm G, Streeten E, Su J, Sung Y, Sylvia J, Szpiro A, Taliun D, Tang H, Taub M, Taylor K, Taylor M, Taylor S, Telen M, Thornton T, Threlkeld M, Tinker L, Tirschwell D, Tishkoff S, Tiwari H, Tong C, Tracy R, Tsai M, Vaidya D, Van Den Berg D, VandeHaar P, Vrieze S, Walker T, Wallace R, Walts A, Wang F, Wang H, Wang J, Watson K, Watt J, Weeks D, Weinstock J, Weir B, Weiss S, Weng L, Wessel J, Willer C, Williams K, Williams L, Wilson J, Wilson J, Winterkorn L, Wong Q, Wu J, Xu H, Yanek L, Yang I, Yu K, Zekavat S, Zhang Y, Zhao S, Zhao W, Zhu X, Ziv E, Zody M, Zoellner S, Lindstrom S, Wang L, Smith N, Gordon W, van Hylckama Vlieg A, de Andrade M, Brody J, Pattee J, Haessler J, Brumpton B, Chasman D, Suchon P, Chen M, Turman C, Germain M, Wiggins K, MacDonald J, Braekkan S, Armasu S, Pankratz N, Jackson R, Nielsen J, Giulianini F, Puurunen M, Ibrahim M, Heckbert S, Bammler T, Frazer K, McCauley B, Taylor K, Pankow J, Reiner A, Gabrielsen M, Deleuze J, O'Donnell C, Kim J, McKnight B, Kraft P, Hansen J, Rosendaal F, Heit J, Psaty B, Tang W, Kooperberg C, Hveem K, Ridker P, Morange P, Johnson A, Kabrhel C, AlexandreTrégouët D, Smith N. A genetic association study of circulating coagulation factor VIII and von Willebrand factor levels. Blood 2024, 143: 1845-1855. PMID: 38320121, PMCID: PMC11443575, DOI: 10.1182/blood.2023021452.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMendelian randomizationGene-based aggregation testingImputation of genotypesGene-based analysisMulti-phenotype analysisAssociations of factor VIIIGenetic association studiesHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsCausal genesTrans-OmicsAssociation studiesB3GNT2Genetic associationVon Willebrand factorProtein von Willebrand factorLociIdentified associationsPDIA3Umbilical vein endothelial cellsIncreased riskMeta-analysisCarrier protein von Willebrand factorVein endothelial cellsPrecision medicineEndothelial cells0264 Sleep Duration Among Samoan Children: A Descriptive Study of Behavioral and Sociodemographic Correlates
von Ash T, Choy C, Dunsiger S, Soti-Ulberg C, Wang D, Reupena M, Duckham R, Naseri T, Hawley N. 0264 Sleep Duration Among Samoan Children: A Descriptive Study of Behavioral and Sociodemographic Correlates. Sleep 2024, 47: a114-a114. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsae067.0264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSleep durationSociodemographic correlatesSleep recommendationsAssociated with obesity riskHigher obesity prevalenceCorrelates of sleep durationChild sleep durationNighttime sleep durationProportion of childrenObesity prevalenceObesity riskPrimary caregiversChild healthDescriptive studySecondary analysisPacific Island nationsChildren's sleepChildrenSleepCaregiversRecommendationsSociodemographicsHealthIsland nationsDurationChild, family and household characteristics associated with physical activity in Samoan children aged 3–8 years: A cross-sectional study
Warmath C, Choy C, McGarvey S, Sherar L, Duckham R, Soti-Ulberg C, Naseri T, Reupena M, Wang D, Hawley N. Child, family and household characteristics associated with physical activity in Samoan children aged 3–8 years: A cross-sectional study. PLOS Global Public Health 2024, 4: e0002886. PMID: 38630845, PMCID: PMC11023467, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002886.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNetherlands Physical Activity QuestionnairePhysical activityChildren aged 3Parent-reported physical activityPhysical Activity QuestionnaireObesity prevention strategiesPhysical activity levelsStudy of child growthMultivariable generalized linear regressionAssociated with oddsCross-sectional studyGeneralized linear regressionAged 3Activity QuestionnaireObesity riskHigher oddsMixed-longitudinal studyHousehold-level characteristicsPrevention strategiesActivity levelsBivariate analysisSleep durationChild growthChildren's sleepSamoan childrenAccelerometer-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 factorsAdultsChild routines moderate a brief behavioral intervention to enhance sleep in school-aged children
Gebre A, Hawley N, Carskadon M, Raynor H, Jelalian E, Owens J, Wing R, Hart C. Child routines moderate a brief behavioral intervention to enhance sleep in school-aged children. Journal Of Pediatric Psychology 2024, 49: 365-371. PMID: 38553029, PMCID: PMC11098045, DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsae015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonths post-randomizationSchool-aged childrenBehavioral sleep interventionsPost-randomizationBehavioral interventionsSleep interventionsChild routinesChild Routines InventoryEnhance sleepIntervention groupRoutine behaviorSecondary analysisSleep periodIntervention responseInterventionShort sleepWrist actigraphyModeration analysisRoutines InventoryPROCESS macroBehavior modificationChildrenBaselineTreatment conditionsSleepO le tagata ma lona aiga, o le tagata ma lona fa’asinomaga (Every person belongs to a family and every family belongs to a person): Development of a parenting framework for adolescent mental wellbeing in American Samoa
Mew E, Hunt L, Toelupe R, Blas V, Winschel J, Naseri J, Soliai-Lemusu S, Tofaeono J, Seui M, Ledoux-Sunia T, Sunia F, Reid A, Helsham D, Lowe S, Poulin R, Hawley N, McCutchan-Tofaeono J. O le tagata ma lona aiga, o le tagata ma lona fa’asinomaga (Every person belongs to a family and every family belongs to a person): Development of a parenting framework for adolescent mental wellbeing in American Samoa. Children And Youth Services Review 2024, 160: 107502. PMID: 38946713, PMCID: PMC11209950, DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPromote adolescent mental healthAdolescent mental healthAdolescent mental wellbeingMental health problemsMental healthMental wellbeingParenting programsPrevalence of mental health problemsCaregiver mental healthHealth problemsHealth system effortsPromote mental healthCommunity members' perspectivesSemi-structured in-depth interviewsHealthy coping strategiesAdolescent participantsSamoan communityFamily-based interventionsRegion of residenceAdult key informantsDeductive thematic analysisEvidence-based frameworkSemi-structured interviewsCommunity-partneredIn-depth interviewsAssociations of childhood BMI traits with blood pressure and glycated haemoglobin in 6–9‐year‐old Samoan children
Choy C, Johnson W, Braun J, Soti‐Ulberg C, Reupena M, Naseri T, Savusa K, Lupematasila V, Arorae M, Tafunaina F, Unasa F, Duckham R, Wang D, McGarvey S, Hawley N. Associations of childhood BMI traits with blood pressure and glycated haemoglobin in 6–9‐year‐old Samoan children. Pediatric Obesity 2024, 19: e13112. PMID: 38439600, PMCID: PMC11081844, DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.13112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexBody mass index velocityBody mass index trajectoriesChildhood BMI trajectoriesBlood pressureHigher body mass indexChildhood characteristicsAssociation of HbA1cAssociated with higher BPAt-risk populationsSamoan childrenGlycated hemoglobinBMI trajectoriesPacific childrenPrevention effortsCohort studyElevated glycated hemoglobinHigher HbA1cMass indexHigh BPElevated BPYear oldsAt-riskMultilevel modelsRisk factorsCharacterization of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) concentrations in a community-based sample of infants from Samoa
Heinsberg L, Niu S, Arslanian K, Chen R, Bedi M, Unasa-Apelu F, Fidow U, Soti-Ulberg C, Conley Y, Weeks D, Ng C, Hawley N. Characterization of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) concentrations in a community-based sample of infants from Samoa. Chemosphere 2024, 353: 141527. PMID: 38401869, PMCID: PMC10997188, DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141527.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchApia Urban AreaPolyfluoroalkyl substancesHigher maternal BMIGreater socioeconomic resourcesHigher maternal agePFAS analytesCord bloodMaternal BMISocioeconomic resourcesMaternal ageHealth policy measuresPolyfluoroalkyl substances concentrationsPFAS contaminationPolicy measuresMiddle-income countriesSample of mothersHigher concentrationsMonths post-birthInfant cord bloodMixed-fed infantsDeterminants of PFAS concentrationsPersistent contaminantsUrban areasPFAS concentrationsSample of infantsPre‐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