2020
Sex differences in the associations of physical activity and macronutrient intake with child body composition: A cross‐sectional study of 3‐ to 7‐year‐olds in Samoa
Thompson AA, Duckham RL, Desai MM, Choy CC, Sherar LB, Naseri T, Soti‐Ulberg C, Reupena MS, Wetzel AI, Hawley NL. Sex differences in the associations of physical activity and macronutrient intake with child body composition: A cross‐sectional study of 3‐ to 7‐year‐olds in Samoa. Pediatric Obesity 2020, 15: e12603. PMID: 31925928, PMCID: PMC7060109, DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.12603.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverweight/obesityPhysical activityBody compositionNutritional intakeDual-energy X-ray absorptiometryPeripheral fat ratioFood frequency questionnaireChildren's nutritional intakeCross-sectional studyChildren's body compositionSamoan childrenX-ray absorptiometrySex-specific associationsSex-stratified analysesFrequency questionnaireObjective physical activity monitoringCarbohydrate intakeIndependent associationDietary intakeMacronutrient intakePhysical activity monitoringIntakeLower trunkFat ratioObesity
2015
Obesity not associated with severity among hospitalized adults with seasonal influenza virus infection
Braun ES, Crawford FW, Desai MM, Meek J, Kirley PD, Miller L, Anderson EJ, Oni O, Ryan P, Lynfield R, Bargsten M, Bennett NM, Lung KL, Thomas A, Mermel E, Lindegren ML, Schaffner W, Price A, Chaves SS. Obesity not associated with severity among hospitalized adults with seasonal influenza virus infection. Infection 2015, 43: 569-575. PMID: 26148927, DOI: 10.1007/s15010-015-0802-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeasonal influenza virus infectionMultivariate logistic regression modelSeasonal influenza severityLaboratory-confirmed influenzaRisk of pneumoniaInfluenza virus infectionLogistic regression modelsHospitalized adultsICU admissionObese patientsSevere obesityInfluenza severityArtificial ventilationVirus infectionWeight categoriesObesityPneumoniaSeverityRegression modelsAdultsUnderweightPatientsAdmissionInfectionInfluenza