Search Results - "Savusa, Kima"

A group prenatal care intervention reduces gestational weight gain and gestational diabetes in American Samoan women by Hawley, Nicola L., Faasalele‐Savusa, Kima, Faiai, Mata'uitafa, Suiaunoa‐Scanlan, Lynette, Loia, Miracle, Ickovics, Jeannette R., Kocher, Erica, Piel, Christopher, Mahoney, Madison, Suss, Rachel, Trocha, Marcela, Rosen, Rochelle K., Muasau‐Howard, Bethel T.

“…Objective The objective of this study was to determine the preliminary effectiveness of an intervention to mitigate adverse pregnancy outcomes associated with…”
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Scoping review protocol of multicomponent interventions to address cardiometabolic disease risk among Pacific Islander children by Choy, Courtney C

“…Presents a protocol for a scoping review to identify and summarise existing multicomponent interventions to address cardiometabolic disease (CMD) risk factors…”
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The protective effect of rs373863828 on type 2 diabetes does not operate through a body composition pathway in adult Samoans by Hawley, Nicola L., Duckham, Rachel L., Carlson, Jenna C., Naseri, Take, Reupena, Muagututia Sefuiva, Lameko, Viali, Pomer, Alysa, Wetzel, Abigail, Selu, Melania, Lupematisila, Vaimoana, Unasa, Folla, Vesi, Lupesina, Fatu, Tracy, Unasa, Seipepa, Faasalele‐Savusa, Kima, Rivara, Anna C., Russell, Emily, Delany, James P., Viali, Satupaitea, Kershaw, Erin E., Minster, Ryan L., Weeks, Daniel E., McGarvey, Stephen T.

“…Objective The aim of this study was to understand whether the paradoxical association of missense variant rs373863828 in CREB3 regulatory factor (CREBRF) with…”
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Associations of childhood BMI traits with blood pressure and glycated haemoglobin in 6–9‐year‐old Samoan children by Choy, Courtney C., Johnson, William, Braun, Joseph M., Soti‐Ulberg, Christina, Reupena, Muagututia S., Naseri, Take, Savusa, Kima, Lupematasila, Vaimoana Filipo, Arorae, Maria Siulepa, Tafunaina, Faatali, Unasa, Folla, Duckham, Rachel L., Wang, Dongqing, McGarvey, Stephen T., Hawley, Nicola L.

“…Summary Introduction Prevalence and risk factors for elevated glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) and blood pressure (BP) are poorly understood among Pacific…”
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When the cold gets under your skin: Evidence for brown adipose tissue activity in Samoan adults by Niclou, Alexandra, Vesi, Lupesina, Arorae, Maria, Naseri, New Caledonia, Faasalele Savusa, Kima, Naseri, Take, DeLany, James P., McGarvey, Stephen T., Rivara, Anna C., Ocobock, Cara

“…Objectives Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is a heat‐producing organ aiding nonshivering thermogenesis (NST) during cold stress. Due to its potential cold‐adaptive…”
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The milk study protocol: A longitudinal, prospective cohort study of the relationship between human milk metabolic hormone concentration, maternal body composition, and early growth and satiety development in Samoan infants aged 1-4 months by Harries, Victoria, Abraham, Jyothi, Vesi, Lupesina, Reupena, Aniva, Faaselele-Savusa, Kima, Duckham, Rachel L, Bribiescas, Richard, Hawley, Nicola

“…Current research suggests that energy transfer through human milk influences infant nutritional development and initiates metabolic programming, influencing…”
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Identifying patient preferences for diabetes care: A protocol for implementing a discrete choice experiment in Samoa by Rivara, Anna C, Galárraga, Omar, Selu, Melania, Arorae, Maria, Wang, Ruiyan, Faasalele-Savusa, Kima, Rosen, Rochelle, Hawley, Nicola L, Viali, Satupaitea

“…In Samoa, adult Type 2 diabetes prevalence has increased within the past 30 years. Patient preferences for care are factors known to influence treatment…”
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Indication of mixed glucose and fatty acid use by inferred brown adipose tissue activity in Samoans by Niclou, Alexandra, Vesi, Lupesina, Arorae, Maria, Naseri, New Caledonia, Savusa, Kima Faasalele, Naseri, Take, Young, Jessica, Rivara, Anna C., Ocobock, Cara

“…Objectives Despite the growing rates of global obesity and the known positive associations between brown adipose tissue (BAT) and cardiovascular health, little…”
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Prevalence of malnutrition among Samoan children aged 5 to 11 years in 2019-2020 by Choy, Courtney C., Lupematasila, Vaimoana Filipo, Arorae, Maria Siulepa, Tafunaina, Faatali, Unasa, Folla, Soti-Ulberg, Christina, Reupena, Muagututia S., Duckham, Rachel L., Faasalele-Savusa, Kima, Naseri, Take, Hawley, Nicola L.

“…Globally, rapid economic development, urbanisation, and nutrition transitions have led to rising levels of malnutrition in all forms. The study objective was…”
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Shaping childhood obesity: behavioral and environmental risk factors associated with body mass index trajectories between 2 and 9 years in Samoan children by Choy, Courtney C, Johnson, William, Naseri, Take, Filipo, Vaimoana, Arorae, Maria Siulepa, Tafunaina, Faatali, Unasa, Folla, Savusa, Kima, Reupena, Muagututia S, Braun, Joseph M, Duckham, Rachel L, Soti-Ulberg, Christina, McGarvey, Stephen T, Hawley, Nicola L

“…Pacific children are at high obesity risk, yet the behavioral and environmental factors that contribute to obesity development in this setting remain poorly…”
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Advantage in Aging Cognition Associated with the CREBRF variant rs373863828 Among Samoans by Levy, Becca R., Viali, Satupa’itea, Naseri, Take, Reupena, Muagututia Sefuiva, Faasalele-Savusa, Kima, Filipo, Vaimoana, Kershaw, Erin E., Huang, Yuan, Slade, Martin D.

“…We examined whether the A allele of CREBRF rs373863828, which is common in Samoans but rare in non-Pacific Islanders, predicts better cognition. Samoan…”
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Exploring the Paradoxical Relationship of a Creb 3 Regulatory Factor Missense Variant With Body Mass Index and Diabetes Among Samoans: Protocol for the Soifua Manuia (Good Health) Observational Cohort Study by Hawley, Nicola L, Pomer, Alysa, Rivara, Anna C, Rosenthal, Samantha L, Duckham, Rachel L, Carlson, Jenna C, Naseri, Take, Reupena, Muagututia Sefuiva, Selu, Melania, Lupematisila, Vaimoana, Unasa, Folla, Vesi, Lupesina, Fatu, Tracy, Unasa, Seipepa, Faasalele-Savusa, Kima, Wetzel, Abigail I, Soti-Ulberg, Christina, Prescott, Angela T, Siufaga, Gloria, Penaia, Corina, To, Sophie B, LaMonica, Lauren C, Lameko, Viali, Choy, Courtney C, Crouter, Scott E, Redline, Susan, Deka, Ranjan, Kershaw, Erin E, Urban, Zsolt, Minster, Ryan L, Weeks, Daniel E, McGarvey, Stephen T

“…The prevalence of obesity and diabetes in Samoa, like many other Pacific Island nations, has reached epidemic proportions. Although the etiology of these…”
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