2024
A group prenatal care intervention reduces gestational weight gain and gestational diabetes in American Samoan women
Hawley N, Faasalele‐Savusa K, Faiai M, Suiaunoa‐Scanlan L, Loia M, Ickovics J, Kocher E, Piel C, Mahoney M, Suss R, Trocha M, Rosen R, Muasau‐Howard B. A group prenatal care intervention reduces gestational weight gain and gestational diabetes in American Samoan women. Obesity 2024, 32: 1833-1843. PMID: 39256170, DOI: 10.1002/oby.24102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational weight gainPostpartum weight changeGestational diabetes screeningClinically important between-group differenceDiabetes screeningGestational diabetesUsual care participantsPrenatal care interventionsMode of birthLow-risk pregnant womenPre-pregnancy obesityAmerican Samoan womenIncidence of gestational diabetesProportion of womenGestational diabetes incidenceInfant birth weightWeight gainBetween-group differencesCare interventionsCare participantsPreliminary effectivenessWeight changeRandom group assignmentDiabetes incidenceHigh-risk settings
2023
Prediction of fat mass from anthropometry at ages 7 to 9 years in Samoans: a cross-sectional study in the Ola Tuputupua’e cohort
Choy 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFat massSex-specific prediction modelsCross-sectional studyAge 7 yearsHigh-risk settingsFuture obesity preventionModel development sampleSamoan childrenObesity prevalenceObesity preventionBody fatHigh riskSex-specific modelsBland-Altman limitsSubscapularSubstantial concordanceAge 7Pacific IslandersChildrenDXADevelopment samplePreventionConcordanceYearsValidation sample