2024
Shaping 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 solutionsChild, 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 children
2021
Comparability of The Netherlands Physical Activity Questionnaire with Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity in Samoan Children: A Retrospective Analysis of Ola Tuputupua’e Data
Warmath CR, Choy CC, Frame EA, Sherar LB, Duckham RL, Soti-Ulberg C, Naseri T, Reupena MS, Hawley NL. Comparability of The Netherlands Physical Activity Questionnaire with Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity in Samoan Children: A Retrospective Analysis of Ola Tuputupua’e Data. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2021, 18: 8438. PMID: 34444185, PMCID: PMC8391931, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18168438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical Activity QuestionnaireActivity QuestionnairePhysical activityHigh-intensity physical activityMonitor wear timePhysical activity levelsPhysical activity measurementPhysical activity dataAccelerometer outcomesCardiometabolic healthMixed longitudinal studyObesity developmentRetrospective analysisCombination of questionsChild growthWear timeActivity levelsMarginal meansAged childrenTertileScoresChildrenIndividual questionsQuestionnaireSamoan children