2024
Body composition trajectories during childhood predict skeletal maturation at puberty: A longitudinal study
Shu W, Li M, Vermund S, Li H, Hu Y. Body composition trajectories during childhood predict skeletal maturation at puberty: A longitudinal study. Heliyon 2024, 10: e36381. PMID: 39253277, PMCID: PMC11381823, DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvanced bone ageBMI z-scoreFMI Z-scoreBone ageZ-scoreFat-free mass index Z scoreFat mass index z-scoreBody mass index z-scoreHigher BMI z-scoreBody composition trajectoriesBody composition measurementsBody composition indicatorsPediatric cohortLinear bone growthNutritional statusPrimary school childrenSkeletal maturityBMIFFMIPubertyAgeBone growthSchool childrenComposite measureLongitudinal study
2022
Interaction of Hydration Status and Physical Activity Level on Early Renal Damage in Children: A Longitudinal Study
Li M, Shu W, Amaerjiang N, Xiao H, Zunong J, Vermund SH, Huang D, Hu Y. Interaction of Hydration Status and Physical Activity Level on Early Renal Damage in Children: A Longitudinal Study. Frontiers In Nutrition 2022, 9: 910291. PMID: 35811990, PMCID: PMC9260418, DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.910291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRenal tubular damageInsufficient physical activityEarly renal damageGlomerular damageRenal damageTubular damagePhysical activityPA levelsHydration statusRenal functionPrimary school childrenBMI z-scorePhysical activity levelsSufficient physical activityChild Cohort StudyPrevalence of dehydrationUrinary specific gravitySchool childrenWave 1Microalbumin excretionCohort studyRenal healthVegetable intakeSleep durationMultivariate analysis
2011
Effectiveness of a School-Based Deworming Campaign in Rural Kenya
Peterson LS, Ondiek M, Oludhe DO, Naul BA, Vermund SH. Effectiveness of a School-Based Deworming Campaign in Rural Kenya. Journal Of Tropical Pediatrics 2011, 57: 461-463. PMID: 21212131, DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmq118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeworming campaignsIntestinal helminth infectionsSingle stool sampleRe-infection rateDirect stool smearDirect smear examinationHeavy environmental contaminationPrimary school-aged childrenSchool-aged childrenStool samplesStool surveyHelminth infectionsSmear examinationStool smearsHeavy infectionsSchool childrenInfectionRural KenyaChildrenParasite prevalenceCommunity educationSanitation improvementTrue rateDefinitive impactPrevalence