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
2021
Factorial validation analysis of the Baby and Children's Eating Behavior Questionnaires in Samoa
Oyama 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBaby Eating Behaviour QuestionnaireEating Behavior QuestionnaireMonths postpartumChildren's Eating Behaviour QuestionnaireInfant feeding behaviorsMother-infant dyadsBehavior QuestionnaireCEBQ scoresPediatric obesityElimination of factorsPostpartumTime pointsFurther qualitative researchCEBQEarly childhoodPacific IslandersLongitudinal analysisNine-itemMonthsFactor structureLow internal reliabilityInternal reliabilityThree-factor structureExploratory factor analysisQuestionnaire's factor structure