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
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