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 strategiesChildrenScoresAssociation
2017
Compliance with indoor tanning bans for minors among businesses in the USA
Choy CC, Cartmel B, Clare RA, Ferrucci LM. Compliance with indoor tanning bans for minors among businesses in the USA. Translational Behavioral Medicine 2017, 7: 637-644. PMID: 28593496, PMCID: PMC5684080, DOI: 10.1007/s13142-017-0510-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkin cancerVitamin DRisk factorsSkin diseasesFemale research assistantsHealth claimsFalse health informationIndoor tanningConvenience sampleAge 17Health informationCensus regionResearch assistantsCancerTanning facilitiesOne-fifthFull interviewComplianceIndoor tanning businessesKnowledge of dangers