Nicola Hawley, PhD

• Anna Rivara
• Baylah Tessier-Sherman
• Christine Ngaruiya
• Courtney Choy
• Evelyn Hsieh
• Jeremy I. Schwartz
• Kasia Lipska
• Kate Nyhan
• Mayur M. Desai
• Mona Sharifi
• Nicole Deziel
• Rafael Pérez-Escamilla
• Sarah Lowe
• Sarah N. Taylor
• Tracy Rabin
• Veronika Shabanova

Diabetes Mellitus; Hypertension; Maternal Health Services; Maternal-Child Health Centers; Obesity; Pregnancy; Prenatal Care; Global Health; Samoa; American Samoa

Community Health; Genetics, Genomics, Epigenetics; Global Health; Maternal & Child Health; Nutrition; Obesity; Reproduction; Health Equity, Disparities, Social Determinants and Justice

• “There are still broken or fragmented systems”: Qualitative assessment of needs to strengthen adolescent mental health services in American SamoaMew E, Blas V, Winschel J, Hunt L, Soliai‐Lemusu S, Johansson A, Lowe S, Faiai M, Naseri J, Toelupe R, Ipou F, Seui M, Ledoux‐Sunia T, Sunia F, Galea’i A, Poulin R, Hawley N, McCutchan‐Tofaeono J. “There are still broken or fragmented systems”: Qualitative assessment of needs to strengthen adolescent mental health services in American Samoa. International Journal Of Mental Health Nursing 2023, 33: 85-92. PMID: 37691318, PMCID: PMC10872981, DOI: 10.1111/inm.13223.
• Association between age at menarche and cardiometabolic risk among Samoan adultsOyama 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.
• Epigenome-wide DNA methylation association study of circulating IgE levels identifies novel targets for asthmaRecto K, Kachroo P, Huan T, Van Den Berg D, Lee G, Bui H, Lee D, Gereige J, Yao C, Hwang S, Joehanes R, Weiss S, Consortium N, 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 A, Johnson C, 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 C, Lange E, 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 A, Smith J, Smith J, Smith N, Smith T, 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, Williams S, Wilson C, Wilson J, Winterkorn L, Wong Q, Wu B, 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, O’Connor G, Levy D, DeMeo D. Epigenome-wide DNA methylation association study of circulating IgE levels identifies novel targets for asthma. EBioMedicine 2023, 95: 104758. PMID: 37598461, PMCID: PMC10462855, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104758.
• Global prevalence of preterm birth among Pacific Islanders: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Wu B, Shabanova V, Arslanian K, Nyhan K, Izampuye E, Taylor S, Muasau-Howard B, Ekeroma A, Hawley N. Global prevalence of preterm birth among Pacific Islanders: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLOS Global Public Health 2023, 3: e0001000. PMID: 37315035, PMCID: PMC10266634, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001000.
• Birth-Based vs Fetuses-at-Risk Approaches for Assessing Neonatal Mortality Rate by RaceWu B, Taylor S, Shabanova V, Hawley N. Birth-Based vs Fetuses-at-Risk Approaches for Assessing Neonatal Mortality Rate by Race. JAMA Pediatrics 2023, 177: 633-635. PMID: 37093613, PMCID: PMC10126942, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.0333.
• 0750 Earlier bedtimes mediate the effect of a brief behavioral intervention on children’s BMIzHart C, Coffman D, Carskadon M, Raynor H, Jelalian E, Owens J, Hawley N, Wing R. 0750 Earlier bedtimes mediate the effect of a brief behavioral intervention on children’s BMIz. Sleep 2023, 46: a331-a331. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsad077.0750.
• A Polynesian-specific missense CETP variant alters the lipid profileMoors J, Krishnan M, Sumpter N, Takei R, Bixley M, Cadzow M, Major T, Phipps-Green A, Topless R, Merriman M, Rutledge M, Morgan B, Carlson J, Zhang J, Russell E, Sun G, Cheng H, Weeks D, Naseri T, Reupena M, Viali S, Tuitele J, Hawley N, Deka R, McGarvey S, de Zoysa J, Murphy R, Dalbeth N, Stamp L, Taumoepeau M, King F, Wilcox P, Rapana N, McCormick S, Minster R, Merriman T, Leask M. A Polynesian-specific missense CETP variant alters the lipid profile. Human Genetics And Genomics Advances 2023, 4: 100204. PMID: 37250494, PMCID: PMC10209881, DOI: 10.1016/j.xhgg.2023.100204.
• Consensus-building during the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly (BBF) initiative in Samoa: A qualitative content analysisDaiy K, Arslanian K, Choy C, Manuele-Magele A, Soti-Ulberg C, Hromi-Fiedler A, Hawley N, Pérez-Escamilla R. Consensus-building during the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly (BBF) initiative in Samoa: A qualitative content analysis. PLOS Global Public Health 2023, 3: e0001725. PMID: 37093783, PMCID: PMC10124882, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001725.
• Preterm birth among Pacific Islanders in the United States and the US‐affiliated Pacific Islands: A systematic review and meta‐analysisWu B, Arslanian K, Nyhan K, Suss R, Mahoney M, McElfish P, Muasau‐Howard B, Ekeroma A, Hawley N. Preterm birth among Pacific Islanders in the United States and the US‐affiliated Pacific Islands: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Birth 2023, 50: 287-299. PMID: 37060205, PMCID: PMC10577805, DOI: 10.1111/birt.12713.
• Cross-sectional and prospective associations between household socioeconomic resources, appetite traits, and body size among Samoan infantsOyama S, Arslanian K, Fidow U, Naseri T, Soti-Ulberg C, Hawley N. Cross-sectional and prospective associations between household socioeconomic resources, appetite traits, and body size among Samoan infants. Appetite 2023, 185: 106519. PMID: 36870391, DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2023.106519.
• Association of rs9939609 in FTO with BMI among Polynesian peoples living in Aotearoa New Zealand and other Pacific nationsKrishnan M, Phipps-Green A, Russell E, Major T, Cadzow M, Stamp L, Dalbeth N, Hindmarsh J, Qasim M, Watson H, Liu S, Carlson J, Minster R, Hawley N, Naseri T, Reupena M, Deka R, McGarvey S, Merriman T, Murphy R, Weeks D. Association of rs9939609 in FTO with BMI among Polynesian peoples living in Aotearoa New Zealand and other Pacific nations. Journal Of Human Genetics 2023, 68: 463-468. PMID: 36864286, PMCID: PMC10313811, DOI: 10.1038/s10038-023-01141-5.
• Protocol: Implementation and evaluation of an adolescent-mediated intervention to improve glycemic control and diabetes self-management among Samoan adultsHawley N, Rivara A, Naseri J, Faumuina K, Potoa’e-Solaita N, Iopu F, Faiai M, Naveno E, Tasele S, Lefale T, Lantini R, Carlson J, Rabin T, Semaia P, Mugadza P, Rosen R. Protocol: Implementation and evaluation of an adolescent-mediated intervention to improve glycemic control and diabetes self-management among Samoan adults. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0279084. PMID: 36795707, PMCID: PMC9934313, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279084.
• Multi-ancestry transcriptome-wide association analyses yield insights into tobacco use biology and drug repurposingChen F, Wang X, Jang S, Quach B, Weissenkampen J, Khunsriraksakul C, Yang L, Sauteraud R, Albert C, Allred N, Arnett D, Ashley-Koch A, Barnes K, Barr R, Becker D, Bielak L, Bis J, Blangero J, Boorgula M, Chasman D, Chavan S, Chen Y, Chuang L, Correa A, Curran J, David S, Fuentes L, Deka R, Duggirala R, Faul J, Garrett M, Gharib S, Guo X, Hall M, Hawley N, He J, Hobbs B, Hokanson J, Hsiung C, Hwang S, Hyde T, Irvin M, Jaffe A, Johnson E, Kaplan R, Kardia S, Kaufman J, Kelly T, Kleinman J, Kooperberg C, Lee I, Levy D, Lutz S, Manichaikul A, Martin L, Marx O, McGarvey S, Minster R, Moll M, Moussa K, Naseri T, North K, Oelsner E, Peralta J, Peyser P, Psaty B, Rafaels N, Raffield L, Reupena M, Rich S, Rotter J, Schwartz D, Shadyab A, Sheu W, Sims M, Smith J, Sun X, Taylor K, Telen M, Watson H, Weeks D, Weir D, Yanek L, Young K, Young K, Zhao W, Hancock D, Jiang B, Vrieze S, Liu D. Multi-ancestry transcriptome-wide association analyses yield insights into tobacco use biology and drug repurposing. Nature Genetics 2023, 55: 291-300. PMID: 36702996, PMCID: PMC9925385, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-022-01282-x.
• Scoping review protocol of multicomponent interventions to address cardiometabolic disease risk among Pacific Islander childrenChoy C, Nyhan K, Savusa K, Soti-Ulberg C, Rosen R, Naseri T, Hawley N, Sharifi M. Scoping review protocol of multicomponent interventions to address cardiometabolic disease risk among Pacific Islander children. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0280888. PMID: 36689458, PMCID: PMC9870166, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280888.
• Prediction of fat mass from anthropometry at ages 7 to 9 years in Samoans: a cross-sectional study in the Ola Tuputupua’e cohortChoy C, Johnson W, Duckham R, Naseri T, Soti-Ulberg C, Reupena M, Braun J, McGarvey S, Hawley N. Prediction of fat mass from anthropometry at ages 7 to 9 years in Samoans: a cross-sectional study in the Ola Tuputupua’e cohort. European Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2023, 77: 495-502. PMID: 36624192, PMCID: PMC7614464, DOI: 10.1038/s41430-022-01256-6.
• Prevalence of malnutrition among Samoan children aged 5 to 11 years in 2019–2020Choy C, Lupematasila V, Arorae M, Tafunaina F, Unasa F, Soti-Ulberg C, Reupena M, Duckham R, Faasalele-Savusa K, Naseri T, Hawley N. Prevalence of malnutrition among Samoan children aged 5 to 11 years in 2019–2020. Annals Of Human Biology 2023, 50: 200-205. PMID: 37166449, PMCID: PMC10214481, DOI: 10.1080/03014460.2023.2197298.
• Associations between diabetes-related symptoms, glycemic control, and health-related quality of life in adult SamoansRivara A, Pomer A, Wetzel A, Viali S, Naseri T, Reupena M, Kershaw E, McGarvey S, Hawley N. Associations between diabetes-related symptoms, glycemic control, and health-related quality of life in adult Samoans. Pacific Health Dialog 2022, 21: 638-655. DOI: 10.26635/phd.2022.142.
• Validity of anthropometric equation‐based estimators of fat mass in Samoan adultsHeinsberg L, Hawley N, Duckham R, Pomer A, Rivara A, Naseri T, Reupena M, Weeks D, McGarvey S, Minster R. Validity of anthropometric equation‐based estimators of fat mass in Samoan adults. American Journal Of Human Biology 2022, 35: e23838. PMID: 36428275, PMCID: PMC10023273, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23838.
• Psychosocial family-level mediators in the intergenerational transmission of trauma: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysisMew E, Nyhan K, Bonumwezi J, Blas V, Gorman H, Hennein R, Quach K, Shabanova V, Hawley N, Lowe S. Psychosocial family-level mediators in the intergenerational transmission of trauma: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0276753. PMID: 36378630, PMCID: PMC9665367, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276753.
• Multivariate analysis of a missense variant in CREBRF reveals associations with measures of adiposity in people of Polynesian ancestriesZhang J, Heinsberg L, Krishnan M, Hawley N, Major T, Carlson J, Hindmarsh J, Watson H, Qasim M, Stamp L, Dalbeth N, Murphy R, Sun G, Cheng H, Naseri T, Reupena M, Kershaw E, Deka R, McGarvey S, Minster R, Merriman T, Weeks D. Multivariate analysis of a missense variant in CREBRF reveals associations with measures of adiposity in people of Polynesian ancestries. Genetic Epidemiology 2022, 47: 105-118. PMID: 36352773, PMCID: PMC9892232, DOI: 10.1002/gepi.22508.
• The protective effect of rs373863828 on type 2 diabetes does not operate through a body composition pathway in adult SamoansHawley NL, Duckham RL, Carlson JC, Naseri T, Reupena MS, Lameko V, Pomer A, Wetzel A, Selu M, Lupematisila V, Unasa F, Vesi L, Fatu T, Unasa S, Faasalele‐Savusa K, Rivara AC, Russell E, Delany JP, Viali S, Kershaw EE, Minster RL, Weeks DE, McGarvey ST. The protective effect of rs373863828 on type 2 diabetes does not operate through a body composition pathway in adult Samoans. Obesity 2022, 30: 2468-2476. PMID: 36284436, PMCID: PMC10111239, DOI: 10.1002/oby.23559.
• Maternal responsiveness and toddler body mass index z-score: Prospective analysis of maternal and child mealtime interactionsHart C, Phelan S, Coffman D, Jelalian E, Ventura A, Hodges E, Hawley N, Fisher J, Wing R. Maternal responsiveness and toddler body mass index z-score: Prospective analysis of maternal and child mealtime interactions. Appetite 2022, 180: 106348. PMID: 36272545, DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2022.106348.
• A stop-gain variant in BTNL9 is associated with atherogenic lipid profilesCarlson J, Krishnan M, Rosenthal S, Russell E, Zhang J, Hawley N, Moors J, Cheng H, Dalbeth N, de Zoysa J, Watson H, Qasim M, Murphy R, Naseri T, Reupena M, Viali S, Stamp L, Tuitele J, Kershaw E, Deka R, McGarvey S, Merriman T, Weeks D, Minster R. A stop-gain variant in BTNL9 is associated with atherogenic lipid profiles. Human Genetics And Genomics Advances 2022, 4: 100155. PMID: 36340932, PMCID: PMC9630829, DOI: 10.1016/j.xhgg.2022.100155.
• Regional Research-Practice-Policy Partnerships in Response to Climate-Related Disparities: Promoting Health Equity in the PacificPalinkas LA, O’Donnell M, Kemp S, Tiatia J, Duque Y, Spencer M, Basu R, Del Rosario KI, Diemer K, Doma B, Forbes D, Gibson K, Graff-Zivin J, Harris BM, Hawley N, Johnston J, Lauraya F, Maniquiz NEF, Marlowe J, McCord GC, Nicholls I, Rao S, Saunders AK, Sortino S, Springgate B, Takeuchi D, Ugsang J, Villaverde V, Wells KB, Wong M. Regional Research-Practice-Policy Partnerships in Response to Climate-Related Disparities: Promoting Health Equity in the Pacific. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2022, 19: 9758. PMID: 35955120, PMCID: PMC9368677, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19159758.
• Correlates of daytime sleepiness and insomnia among adults in SamoaHeinsberg L, Carlson J, Pomer A, Cade B, Naseri T, Reupena M, Weeks D, McGarvey S, Redline S, Hawley N. Correlates of daytime sleepiness and insomnia among adults in Samoa. Sleep Epidemiology 2022, 2: 100042. PMID: 36338277, PMCID: PMC9635619, DOI: 10.1016/j.sleepe.2022.100042.
• Patient preferences for facility-based management of hypertension and diabetes in rural Uganda: a discrete choice experimentMoor SE, Tusubira AK, Wood D, Akiteng AR, Galusha D, Tessier-Sherman B, Donroe EH, Ngaruiya C, Rabin TL, Hawley NL, Armstrong-Hough M, Nakirya BD, Nugent R, Kalyesubula R, Nalwadda C, Ssinabulya I, Schwartz JI. Patient preferences for facility-based management of hypertension and diabetes in rural Uganda: a discrete choice experiment. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e059949. PMID: 35863829, PMCID: PMC9310153, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059949.
• Insights From a Large-Scale Whole-Genome Sequencing Study of Systolic Blood Pressure, Diastolic Blood Pressure, and HypertensionKelly TN, Sun X, He KY, Brown MR, Taliun SAG, Hellwege JN, Irvin MR, Mi X, Brody JA, Franceschini N, Guo X, Hwang SJ, de Vries PS, Gao Y, Moscati A, Nadkarni GN, Yanek LR, Elfassy T, Smith JA, Chung RH, Beitelshees AL, Patki A, Aslibekyan S, Blobner BM, Peralta JM, Assimes TL, Palmas WR, Liu C, Bress AP, Huang Z, Becker LC, Hwa CM, O’Connell J, Carlson JC, Warren HR, Das S, Giri A, Martin LW, Johnson W, Fox ER, Bottinger EP, Razavi AC, Vaidya D, Chuang LM, Chang YC, Naseri T, Jain D, Kang HM, Hung AM, Srinivasasainagendra V, Snively BM, Gu D, Montasser ME, Reupena M, Heavner BD, LeFaive J, Hixson JE, Rice KM, Wang FF, Nielsen JB, Huang J, Khan AT, Zhou W, Nierenberg JL, Laurie CC, Armstrong ND, Shi M, Pan Y, Stilp AM, Emery L, Wong Q, Hawley NL, Minster RL, Curran JE, Munroe PB, Weeks DE, North KE, Tracy RP, Kenny EE, Shimbo D, Chakravarti A, Rich SS, Reiner AP, Blangero J, Redline S, Mitchell BD, Rao DC, Chen Y, Kardia SLR, Kaplan RC, Mathias RA, He J, Psaty BM, Fornage M, Loos RJF, Correa A, Boerwinkle E, Rotter JI, Kooperberg C, Edwards TL, Abecasis GR, Zhu X, Levy D, Arnett DK, Morrison AC. Insights From a Large-Scale Whole-Genome Sequencing Study of Systolic Blood Pressure, Diastolic Blood Pressure, and Hypertension. Hypertension 2022, 79: 1656-1667. PMID: 35652341, PMCID: PMC9593435, DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.122.19324.
• The missense variant, rs373863828, in CREBRF plays a role in longitudinal changes in body mass index in SamoansFu H, Hawley NL, Carlson JC, Russell EM, Pomer A, Cheng H, Naseri T, Reupena M, Deka R, Choy CC, McGarvey ST, Minster RL, Weeks DE. The missense variant, rs373863828, in CREBRF plays a role in longitudinal changes in body mass index in Samoans. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice 2022, 16: 220-227. PMID: 35606300, PMCID: PMC9373717, DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2022.04.004.
• A loss-of-function IFNAR1 allele in Polynesia underlies severe viral diseases in homozygotesBastard P, Hsiao KC, Zhang Q, Choin J, Best E, Chen J, Gervais A, Bizien L, Materna M, Harmant C, Roux M, Hawley NL, Weeks DE, McGarvey ST, Sandoval K, Barberena-Jonas C, Quinto-Cortés CD, Hagelberg E, Mentzer AJ, Robson K, Coulibaly B, Seeleuthner Y, Bigio B, Li Z, Uzé G, Pellegrini S, Lorenzo L, Sbihi Z, Latour S, Besnard M, de Beaumais T, Aigrain E, Béziat V, Deka R, Tulifau L, Viali S, Reupena M, Naseri T, McNaughton P, Sarkozy V, Peake J, Blincoe A, Primhak S, Stables S, Gibson K, Woon ST, Drake KM, Hill AVS, Chan CY, King R, Ameratunga R, Teiti I, Aubry M, Cao-Lormeau VM, Tangye SG, Zhang SY, Jouanguy E, Gray P, Abel L, Moreno-Estrada A, Minster RL, Quintana-Murci L, Wood AC, Casanova JL. A loss-of-function IFNAR1 allele in Polynesia underlies severe viral diseases in homozygotes. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2022, 219: e20220028. PMID: 35442418, PMCID: PMC9026234, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20220028.
• Mendelian randomization supports bidirectional causality between telomere length and clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potentialNakao T, Bick AG, Taub MA, Zekavat SM, Uddin M, Niroula A, Carty CL, Lane J, Honigberg MC, Weinstock JS, Pampana A, Gibson CJ, Griffin GK, Clarke SL, Bhattacharya R, Assimes TL, Emery LS, Stilp AM, Wong Q, Broome J, Laurie CA, Khan AT, Smith AV, Blackwell TW, Codd V, Nelson CP, Yoneda ZT, Peralta JM, Bowden DW, Irvin MR, Boorgula M, Zhao W, Yanek LR, Wiggins KL, Hixson JE, Gu CC, Peloso GM, Roden DM, Reupena M, Hwu CM, DeMeo DL, North KE, Kelly S, Musani SK, Bis JC, Lloyd-Jones DM, Johnsen JM, Preuss M, Tracy RP, Peyser PA, Qiao D, Desai P, Curran JE, Freedman BI, Tiwari HK, Chavan S, Smith JA, Smith NL, Kelly TN, Hidalgo B, Cupples LA, Weeks DE, Hawley NL, Minster RL, Obesity L, Deka R, Naseri TT, de las Fuentes L, Raffield LM, Morrison AC, Vries PS, Ballantyne CM, Kenny EE, Rich SS, Whitsel EA, Cho MH, Shoemaker MB, Pace BS, Blangero J, Palmer ND, Mitchell BD, Shuldiner AR, Barnes KC, Redline S, Kardia SLR, Abecasis GR, Becker LC, Heckbert SR, He J, Post W, Arnett DK, Vasan RS, Darbar D, Weiss ST, McGarvey ST, de Andrade M, Chen YI, Kaplan RC, Meyers DA, Custer BS, Correa A, Psaty BM, Fornage M, Manson JE, Boerwinkle E, Konkle BA, Loos RJF, Rotter JI, Silverman EK, Kooperberg C, Danesh J, Samani NJ, Jaiswal S, Libby P, Ellinor PT, Pankratz N, Ebert BL, Reiner AP, Mathias RA, Do R, Consortium N, Natarajan P. Mendelian randomization supports bidirectional causality between telomere length and clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential. Science Advances 2022, 8: eabl6579. PMID: 35385311, PMCID: PMC8986098, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abl6579.
• Is overweight or obesity associated with anemia in children? Follow-up of Samoans in the Ola Tuputupua’e “Growing Up” studyChoy CC, Howe CJ, Soti-Ulberg C, Naseri T, Reupena MS, Duckham RL, Hawley NL. Is overweight or obesity associated with anemia in children? Follow-up of Samoans in the Ola Tuputupua’e “Growing Up” study. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice 2022, 16: 144-150. PMID: 35256305, PMCID: PMC9636893, DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2022.02.008.
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• Anticipating the long-term neurodevelopmental impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on newborns and infants: A call for research and preventive policyMcDonald AJ, Mew EJ, Hawley NL, Lowe SR. Anticipating the long-term neurodevelopmental impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on newborns and infants: A call for research and preventive policy. Journal Of Affective Disorders Reports 2021, 6: 100213. PMID: 34514459, PMCID: PMC8417611, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadr.2021.100213.
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• Improving services for chronic non‐communicable diseases in Samoa: an implementation research study using the care cascade frameworkFraser‐Hurt N, Naseri LT, Thomsen R, Matalavea A, Ieremia‐Faasili V, Reupena MS, Hawley NL, Pomer A, Rivara AC, Obure DC, Zhang S. Improving services for chronic non‐communicable diseases in Samoa: an implementation research study using the care cascade framework. Australian And New Zealand Journal Of Public Health 2021, 46: 36-45. PMID: 34309937, DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.13113.
• C‐reactive protein in adult Samoans: Population variation and physiological correlatesRivara AC, Corley M, Choy CC, Duckham RL, Pomer A, Reupena MS, Viali S, Naseri T, Kershaw EE, Crouter SE, McGarvey ST, Bribiescas RG, Valeggia C, Hawley NL. C‐reactive protein in adult Samoans: Population variation and physiological correlates. American Journal Of Human Biology 2021, 34: e23646. PMID: 34260111, PMCID: PMC8758804, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23646.
• Feasibility of using infrared thermal imaging to examine brown adipose tissue in infants aged 18 to 25 monthsOyama S, Arslanian KJ, Levy SB, Ocobock CJ, Fidow UT, Naseri T, Hawley NL. Feasibility of using infrared thermal imaging to examine brown adipose tissue in infants aged 18 to 25 months. Annals Of Human Biology 2021, 48: 374-381. PMID: 34781801, DOI: 10.1080/03014460.2021.1985607.
• 1108-P: Care Cascade Engagement and Characteristics of Diabetes Awareness in Adult Samoans in 2010 and 2018RIVARA A, RUSSELL E, VIALI S, REUPENA M, NASERI T, POMER A, MINSTER R, WEEKS D, MCGARVEY S, HAWLEY N. 1108-P: Care Cascade Engagement and Characteristics of Diabetes Awareness in Adult Samoans in 2010 and 2018. Diabetes 2021, 70 DOI: 10.2337/db21-1108-p.
• Factorial validation analysis of the Baby and Children's Eating Behavior Questionnaires in SamoaOyama S, Arslanian KJ, Fidow UT, Naseri T, Soti-Ulberg C, Hawley NL. Factorial validation analysis of the Baby and Children's Eating Behavior Questionnaires in Samoa. Eating Behaviors 2021, 42: 101530. PMID: 34051664, PMCID: PMC8380697, DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2021.101530.
• Body size and composition of Samoan toddlers aged 18–25 months in 2019Oyama S, Duckham RL, Arslanian KJ, Kershaw EE, Strayer JA, Fidow UT, Naseri T, Hawley NL. Body size and composition of Samoan toddlers aged 18–25 months in 2019. Annals Of Human Biology 2021, 48: 346-349. PMID: 34340601, PMCID: PMC9912174, DOI: 10.1080/03014460.2021.1951351.
• Evaluating the feasibility and effectiveness of self-monitoring of health among Samoan women: a randomized trialKocher E, Desai M, Rivara A, Naseri T, Hawley N. Evaluating the feasibility and effectiveness of self-monitoring of health among Samoan women: a randomized trial. Pacific Health Dialog 2020, 21: 309-318. DOI: 10.26635/phd.2020.636.
• Determinants, effects, and coping strategies for low-yield periods of harvest: a qualitative study in two communities in Nunavut, CanadaGilbert S, Walsh D, Levy S, Maksagak B, Milton M, Ford J, Hawley N, Dubrow R. Determinants, effects, and coping strategies for low-yield periods of harvest: a qualitative study in two communities in Nunavut, Canada. Food Security 2020, 13: 157-179. DOI: 10.1007/s12571-020-01112-0.
• Effect of maternal nutrient intake during 31–37 weeks gestation on offspring body composition in SamoaArslanian KJ, Fidow UT, Atanoa T, Naseri T, Duckham RL, McGarvey ST, Choy C, Hawley NL. Effect of maternal nutrient intake during 31–37 weeks gestation on offspring body composition in Samoa. Annals Of Human Biology 2020, 47: 587-596. PMID: 32892647, PMCID: PMC7900936, DOI: 10.1080/03014460.2020.1820078.
• Assessing the impact of high blood pressure referrals on hypertension awareness and management, BMI, and blood pressure values in adult Samoans 2010–2019Rivara AC, Pomer A, Naseri T, Reupena MS, Viali S, Choy CC, McGarvey ST, Hawley NL. Assessing the impact of high blood pressure referrals on hypertension awareness and management, BMI, and blood pressure values in adult Samoans 2010–2019. Annals Of Human Biology 2020, 47: 597-601. PMID: 32924611, PMCID: PMC8180238, DOI: 10.1080/03014460.2020.1822914.
• Remote Screening for Optic Nerve Cupping Using Smartphone-based Nonmydriatic Fundus PhotographyLaMonica LC, Bhardwaj MK, Hawley NL, Naseri T, Reupena MS, Cooper ML, Cotran PR, Roh S, Ramsey DJ. Remote Screening for Optic Nerve Cupping Using Smartphone-based Nonmydriatic Fundus Photography. Journal Of Glaucoma 2020, 30: 58-60. PMID: 32969917, PMCID: PMC7755732, DOI: 10.1097/ijg.0000000000001680.
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• Estimated Dietary Bisphenol-A Exposure and Adiposity in Samoan Mothers and ChildrenHeinsberg LW, Bui CNN, Hartle JC, Sereika SM, Choy CC, Wang D, Soti-Ulberg C, Naseri T, Reupena MS, Duckham RL, Park JJ, Hawley NL, Deziel NC. Estimated Dietary Bisphenol-A Exposure and Adiposity in Samoan Mothers and Children. Toxics 2020, 8: 67. PMID: 32887300, PMCID: PMC7560430, DOI: 10.3390/toxics8030067.
• Genome-wide association studies in Samoans give insight into the genetic architecture of fasting serum lipid levelsCarlson JC, Weeks DE, Hawley NL, Sun G, Cheng H, Naseri T, Reupena M, Tuitele J, Deka R, McGarvey ST, Minster RL. Genome-wide association studies in Samoans give insight into the genetic architecture of fasting serum lipid levels. Journal Of Human Genetics 2020, 66: 111-121. PMID: 32759990, PMCID: PMC7785639, DOI: 10.1038/s10038-020-0816-9.
• An Exploratory Study of the Gaps and Barriers to Nutrition Education for Pregnant Women in Tamale, GhanaAyande R, Otoo G, Rousham E, Hawley N, Carbone E. An Exploratory Study of the Gaps and Barriers to Nutrition Education for Pregnant Women in Tamale, Ghana. Current Developments In Nutrition 2020, 4: nzaa054_009. PMCID: PMC7258329, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzaa054_009.
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• Development of a discrete choice experiment to understand patient preferences for diabetes and hypertension management in rural UgandaMoor S, Tusubira A, Akiteng A, Hsieh E, Ngaruiya C, Rabin T, Hawley N, Lipska K, Armstrong-Hough M, Nalwadda C, Nugent R, Kalyesubula R, Ssinabulya I, Schwartz J. Development of a discrete choice experiment to understand patient preferences for diabetes and hypertension management in rural Uganda. The Lancet Global Health 2020, 8: s22. DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(20)30163-7.
• Piloting a food photo sorting activity in Samoa to assess maternal beliefs and their role in child dietTanawattanacharoen VK, Choy CC, Anesi TJ, Naseri T, Soti‐Ulberg C, Reupena MS, Hawley NL. Piloting a food photo sorting activity in Samoa to assess maternal beliefs and their role in child diet. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2020, 16: e12974. PMID: 32056393, PMCID: PMC7296816, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12974.
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• 0776 A Behavioral Intervention to Enhance Sleep in School-Aged Children: Moderation by Child RoutinesGebre A, Hawley N, Carskadon M, Raynor H, Jelalian E, Owens J, Wing R, Hart C. 0776 A Behavioral Intervention to Enhance Sleep in School-Aged Children: Moderation by Child Routines. Sleep 2019, 42: a311-a312. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsz067.774.
• Diabetes Prevention and Care Programs in the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands: Challenges, Innovation, and Recommendations for Effective Scale-UpHawley NL, Suss R, Cash HL, Aitaoto N, Samoa R, Ayers B, McElfish P. Diabetes Prevention and Care Programs in the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands: Challenges, Innovation, and Recommendations for Effective Scale-Up. Current Diabetes Reports 2019, 19: 24. PMID: 30919169, DOI: 10.1007/s11892-019-1139-0.
• An APOO Pseudogene on Chromosome 5q Is Associated With Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol LevelsMontasser M, O’Hare E, Wang X, Howard A, McFarland R, Perry J, Ryan K, Rice K, Jaquish C, Shuldiner A, Miller M, Mitchell B, Zaghloul N, Chang Y, Abe N, Abecasis G, Albert C, Allred N, Almasy L, Alonso A, Ament S, Anderson P, Anugu P, Applebaum-Bowden D, Arking D, Arnett D, Ashley-Koch A, Aslibekyan S, Assimes T, Auer P, Avramopoulos D, Barnard J, Barnes K, Barr R, Barron-Casella E, Beaty T, Becker D, Becker L, Beer R, Begum F, Beitelshees A, Benjamin E, Bezerra M, Bielak L, Bis J, Blackwell T, Blangero J, Boerwinkle E, Borecki I, Bowler R, Brody J, Broeckel U, Broome J, Bunting K, Burchard E, Cardwell J, Carlson S, Carty C, Casaburi R, Casella J, Chaffin M, Chang C, Chasman D, Chavan S, Chen B, Chen W, Chen Y, Cho M, Choi S, Chuang L, Chung M, Cornell E, Correa A, Crandall C, Crapo J, Cupples L, Curran J, Curtis J, Custer B, Damcott C, Darbar D, Das S, David S, Davis C, Daya M, de Andrade M, DeBaun M, Deka R, DeMeo D, Devine S, Do R, Duan Q, Duggirala R, Durda P, Dutcher S, Eaton C, Ekunwe L, Ellinor P, Emery L, Farber C, Farnam L, Fingerlin T, Flickinger M, Fornage M, Franceschini N, Fu M, Fullerton M, Fulton L, Gabriel S, Gan W, Gao Y, Gass M, Gelb B, Geng X, Germer S, Gignoux C, Gladwin M, Glahn D, Gogarten S, Gong D, Goring H, Gu C, Guan Y, Guo X, Haessler J, Hall M, Harris D, Hawley N, He J, Heavner B, Heckbert S, Hernandez R, Herrington D, Hersh C, Hidalgo B, Hixson J, Hokanson J, Hong E, Hoth K, Hsiung C, Huston H, Hwu C, Irvin M, Jackson R, Jain D, Jaquish C, Jhun M, Johnsen J, Johnson A, Johnson C, Johnston R, Jones K, Kang H, Kaplan R, Kardia S, Kathiresan S, Kaufman L, Kelly S, Kenny E, Kessler M, Khan A, Kinney G, Konkle B, Kooperberg C, Kramer H, Krauter S, Lange C, Lange E, Lange L, Laurie C, Laurie C, LeBoff M, Lee S, Lee W, LeFaive J, Levine D, Levy D, Lewis J, Li Y, Lin H, Lin K, Liu S, Liu Y, Loos R, Lunetta K, Luo J, Mahaney M, Make B, Manichaikul A, Manson J, Margolin L, Martin L, Mathai S, Mathias R, McArdle P, McDonald M, McFarland S, McGarvey S, Mei H, Meyers D, Mikulla J, Min N, Minear M, Minster R, Mitchell B, Musani S, Mwasongwe S, Mychaleckyj J, Nadkarni G, Naik R, Natarajan P, Nekhai S, Nickerson D, North K, O’Connell J, O’Connor T, Heather O, Pankow J, Papanicolaou G, Parker M, Parsa A, Pattison J, Penchev S, Peralta J, Perez M, Perry J, Peters U, Peyser P, Phillips L, Phillips S, Pollin T, Post W, Becker J, Boorgula M, Preuss M, Prokopenko D, Psaty B, Qasba P, Qiao D, Qin Z, Rafaels N, Raffield L, Ramachandran V, Rao D, Rasmussen-Torvik L, Ratan A, Redline S, Reed R, Regan E, Reiner A, Rice K, Rich S, Roden D, Roselli C, Rotter J, Ruczinski I, Russell P, Ruuska S, Ryan K, Sakornsakolpat P, Salimi S, Salzberg S, Sandow K, Sankaran V, Scheller C, Schmidt E, Schwander K, Schwartz D, Sciurba F, Seidman C, Sheehan V, Shetty A, Shetty A, Sheu W, Shoemaker M, Silver B, Silverman E, Smith J, Smith J, Smith N, Smith T, Smoller S, Snively B, Sofer T, Sotoodehnia N, Stilp A, Streeten E, Sung Y, Sylvia J, Szpiro A, Sztalryd C, Taliun D, Tang H, Taub M, Taylor K, Taylor S, Telen M, Thornton T, Tinker L, Tirschwell D, Tiwari H, Tracy R, Tsai M, Vaidya D, VandeHaar P, Vrieze S, Walker T, Wallace R, Walts A, Wan E, Wang F, Watson K, Weeks D, Weir B, Weiss S, Weng L, Willer C, Williams K, Williams L, Wilson C, Wilson J, Wong Q, Xu H, Yanek L, Yang I, Yang R, Zaghloul N, Zhang Y, Zhao S, Zhao W, Zheng X, Zhi D, Zhou X, Zody M, Zoellner S. An APOO Pseudogene on Chromosome 5q Is Associated With Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels. Circulation 2018, 138: 1343-1355. PMID: 29593015, PMCID: PMC6162188, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.118.034016.
• Breastfeeding and body sizeHawley N, Gorrepati P. Breastfeeding and body size. 2017, 83-96. DOI: 10.4324/9781315145129-6.
• Effects of long-term sedentary behaviour on the cortical bone mass and distribution during growth: The HAPPY bone studyDuckham R, Rantalainen T, Rodda C, Timperio A, Hawley N, Hesketh K. Effects of long-term sedentary behaviour on the cortical bone mass and distribution during growth: The HAPPY bone study. Bone Abstracts 2017 DOI: 10.1530/boneabs.6.lb10.
• Conceptions of pregnancy health and motivations for healthful behavior change among women in American SamoaKocher EL, Lamb J, McGarvey ST, Faiai M, Muasau-Howard BT, Hawley NL. Conceptions of pregnancy health and motivations for healthful behavior change among women in American Samoa. Women And Birth 2017, 31: e32-e41. PMID: 28662836, DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2017.06.011.
• 0995 BRIEF BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION ENHANCES CHILDREN’S SLEEP AND IMPROVES WEIGHT STATUSHart C, Hawley N, Egleston B, Raynor H, Jelalian E, Carskadon M, Owens J, Wing R. 0995 BRIEF BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION ENHANCES CHILDREN’S SLEEP AND IMPROVES WEIGHT STATUS. Sleep 2017, 40: a370-a370. DOI: 10.1093/sleepj/zsx050.994.
• 0993 SLEEP INTERVENTION IMPROVES SELF-CONTROL IN SCHOOL-AGED CHILDRENSpaeth A, Hawley N, Carskadon M, Raynor H, Jelalian E, Owens J, Wing R, Hart C. 0993 SLEEP INTERVENTION IMPROVES SELF-CONTROL IN SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN. Sleep 2017, 40: a369-a369. DOI: 10.1093/sleepj/zsx050.992.
• Exploring Knowledge and Attitudes toward Non-Communicable Diseases among Village Health Teams in Eastern Uganda: A Cross-sectional Mixed Methods StudyOjo T, Hawley N, Desai M, Guwatudde D, Schwartz J. Exploring Knowledge and Attitudes toward Non-Communicable Diseases among Village Health Teams in Eastern Uganda: A Cross-sectional Mixed Methods Study. Annals Of Global Health 2017, 83: 180. DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2017.03.408.
• The growing threat of non-communicable disease to pregnancy healthHawley N. The growing threat of non-communicable disease to pregnancy health. Pacific Journal Of Reproductive Health 2016, 1 DOI: 10.18313/pjrh.2016.909.
• Variability and Predictors of Urinary Concentrations of Replacement Flame Retardants among Pregnant WomenRomano* M, Calafat A, Eliot M, Hawley N, Jayatilaka N, Kelsey K, McGarvey S, Phipps M, Savitz D, Werner E, Braun J. Variability and Predictors of Urinary Concentrations of Replacement Flame Retardants among Pregnant Women. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2016, 2016 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2016.3120.
• A thrifty variant in CREBRF strongly influences body mass index in SamoansMinster RL, Hawley NL, Su CT, Sun G, Kershaw EE, Cheng H, Buhule OD, Lin J, Reupena MS, Viali S, Tuitele J, Naseri T, Urban Z, Deka R, Weeks DE, McGarvey ST. A thrifty variant in CREBRF strongly influences body mass index in Samoans. Nature Genetics 2016, 48: 1049-1054. PMID: 27455349, PMCID: PMC5069069, DOI: 10.1038/ng.3620.
• An evaluation of gestational diabetes mellitus screening practices in American SamoaFreeman J, Thompson K, Muasau-Howard B, Ah Ching J, McGarvey S, Hawley N. An evaluation of gestational diabetes mellitus screening practices in American Samoa. Pacific Journal Of Reproductive Health 2015, 1: 68. DOI: 10.18313/pjrh.2015.914.
• Hospital practices and concerns about infant satiety are barriers to exclusive breastfeeding in American SamoaHawley 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.
• Obesity and Diabetes in Pacific Islanders: the Current Burden and the Need for Urgent ActionHawley NL, McGarvey ST. Obesity and Diabetes in Pacific Islanders: the Current Burden and the Need for Urgent Action. Current Diabetes Reports 2015, 15: 29. PMID: 25809458, DOI: 10.1007/s11892-015-0594-5.
• Epigenetic patterns in successful weight loss maintainers: a pilot studyHuang Y, Maccani J, Hawley N, Wing R, Kelsey K, McCaffery J. Epigenetic patterns in successful weight loss maintainers: a pilot study. International Journal Of Obesity 2014, 39: 865-868. PMID: 25520250, PMCID: PMC4422763, DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2014.213.
• Should the UK use WHO growth charts?Cameron N, Hawley N. Should the UK use WHO growth charts? Paediatrics And Child Health 2010, 20: 151-156. DOI: 10.1016/j.paed.2009.11.001.