2023
Association between age at menarche and cardiometabolic risk among Samoan adults
Oyama S, Duckham R, Pomer A, Rivara A, Kershaw E, Wood A, Fidow U, Naseri T, Reupena M, Viali S, McGarvey S, Hawley N. Association between age at menarche and cardiometabolic risk among Samoan adults. American Journal Of Human Biology 2023, 36: e23982. PMID: 37668413, PMCID: PMC10845161, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23982.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiometabolic riskOne-year increaseSubsequent cardiometabolic riskOdds of hypertensionHigher total cholesterolOdds of diabetesOdds of obesityEarly life exposureFat-free massCardiometabolic morbiditySerum lipidsBlood pressureMedian ageMetabolic syndromeTotal cholesterolProspective studyChildhood adiposityInsulin resistanceObesity prevalenceLife exposureSamoan adultsLean massEarly menarcheLogistic regressionMenarche
2020
A missense variant in CREBRF, rs373863828, is associated with fat-free mass, not fat mass in Samoan infants
Arslanian KJ, Fidow UT, Atanoa T, Unasa-Apelu F, Naseri T, Wetzel AI, Pomer A, Duckham RL, McGarvey ST, Strayer JA, Kershaw EE, Weeks DE, Hawley NL. A missense variant in CREBRF, rs373863828, is associated with fat-free mass, not fat mass in Samoan infants. International Journal Of Obesity 2020, 45: 45-55. PMID: 32884101, PMCID: PMC8329753, DOI: 10.1038/s41366-020-00659-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexDual-energy X-ray absorptiometrySamoan infantsBone massFat massLean massEarly infantsBody compositionInfant body mass indexMinor alleleDeterminants of adiposityOdds of diabetesBone mass accretionMissense variantsX-ray absorptiometryFat-free massCross-sectional analysisMore bone massCREBRF variantProspective studyHigher oddsEarly infancyInfantsAdult populationNatural history
2015
Hospital practices and concerns about infant satiety are barriers to exclusive breastfeeding in American Samoa
Hawley N, Holmdahl I, Strait E, Freeman J, Muasau-Howard B, To'oto'o-Solaita A, McGarvey S. Hospital practices and concerns about infant satiety are barriers to exclusive breastfeeding in American Samoa. Pacific Journal Of Reproductive Health 2015, 1 DOI: 10.18313/pjrh.2015.905.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInitiation of breastfeedingExclusive breastfeedingHospital dischargeInfant feedingAmerican Samoan womenChildhood obesity preventionSamoan womenIndividual-level barriersEvidence-based interventionsLack of skinBreastfeeding methodInfant satietyProspective studyWeeks postpartumLate pregnancyObesity preventionBreastfeedingHospital practiceSkin contactSatiety cuesEfficacious strategyPostpartumLack of educationWomenLevel barriers