ArticleAnnals of human biology2023
Prevalence of malnutrition among Samoan children aged 5 to 11 years in 2019-2020.
Article in Annals of human biology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Burden of childhood obesity in Pacific Islands Countries and Territories.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2026Review
- Multilevel factors influencing child overweight and obesity in the Pacific Islands.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2026Review
- Validation of the Latin American and Caribbean Food Security Scale (ELCSA) for use in Samoa.The Journal of nutrition · 2025Article
- Behavioral and sociodemographic correlates of sleep duration among children in Samoa.Sleep health · 2025Article
- Shaping childhood obesity: behavioral and environmental risk factors associated with body mass index trajectories between 2 and 9 years in Samoan children.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2025Article
- Associations of childhood BMI traits with blood pressure and glycated haemoglobin in 6-9-year-old Samoan children.Pediatric obesity · 2024Article
- Characterization of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) concentrations in a community-based sample of infants from Samoa.Chemosphere · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundGlobally, rapid economic development, urbanisation, and nutrition transitions have led to rising levels of malnutrition in all forms.
aimThe study objective was to document the prevalence of overweight/obesity, underweight, stunting, and anaemia among Samoan children in 2019-2020. SUBJECTS AND
methodsChildren from the
resultsThe prevalence of overweight/obesity, underweight, stunting, and anaemia was 36.2%, 0.5%, 1.6%, and 31.6%, respectively. Overweight/obesity in children was positively associated with age and highly prevalent in periurban and urban regions. While children living in the rural region with the lowest exposure to nutrition transition had the highest prevalence of mild-to-moderate stunting, anaemia prevalence was lower compared to those in the urban region. No sex differences in malnutrition were observed.
conclusionModerate-to-high levels of overweight/obesity and anaemia call for comprehensive intervention strategies.
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