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..This study compared trajectories of anthropometric indices from 2004 to 2006 among 5- and 10-year-old M?ori and European children...

..Attention should also be paid to the differing response by ethnicity, sex, age group and the effect of rurality and social deprivation...

..Inter-generational dietary patterns are implicated in the development of adult disease and have a critical role in cell division, growth and development...

..FFM index (FFMI, FFM/height(2)), fat mass index (FMI, fat mass/height(2)) and percentage body fat (%BF) were derived. Plasma total cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol were measured in 515 (80%) of these children...

..The assessment of physical activity intensity and duration is essential for understanding group activity patterns...

..To determine the utility of finger-prick point-of-care testing (POCT) of blood glucose for the detection of dysglycaemia...

..The use of universal BMI cut-off points may not be appropriate for the comparison of obesity prevalence between ethnic groups...

..These waist cut-offs should be considered in both clinical practice and to optimise the definition of the MS for Maori. The validity of these criteria in other Polynesian groups should be confirmed...

..To identify the relationship of birth weight with increased body mass and fatness at age six in Pacific children...

..The objective of this study was to test the associations of the ability to walk quickly with measures of adiposity and metabolic risk including dysglycaemia...

..Body measurements did not change. Group diet and physical activity advice reinforced over 9 weeks is associated with a sustained improvement in cardiovascular risk factors at 52 weeks...

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..Food security is a major problem for Pacific families. The environment of food availability, choice and cost requires attention to help close the health gap...

..Diet was assessed by two 7 day periods of diet diaries and analysed by food type. The two main foods eaten were cassava and flour based goods...

..This study provides evidence of the potential for improvement in bowel function, health and well-being through changes in diet...

..To develop prediction equations based on bioimpedance measurements for the estimation of fat-free mass (FFM) appropriate to children in these three ethnic groups...

..Low levels of physical activity were associated with increased body fat in boys but not in girls...

..To investigate body size and body fat relationships and fat distribution in young healthy men drawn from New Zealand European, Pacific Island, and Asian Indian populations...

..However, bioimpedance-based prediction equations have been developed in predominantly white populations and little information is available on their usefulness in Asian Indian populations...

..To assess the reliability of the standing measurement of hand-to-foot bioimpedance compared with measurements made in the lying position...

..To investigate body composition differences, especially the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and percent body fat (%BF), among five ethnic groups...

..004) and reduced lipid oxidation (P = 0.004) compared to lemonade. The longer term effects of combined caffeine and sucrose intake, particularly in sedentary individuals, on metabolism and body fatness needs further examination...

..We examined relationships between markers of insulin resistance and inflammation, resting energy expenditure (REE), and body composition...

..There was an association between ethnic origin, body size and eating patterns in the women. These findings in comparison with previous studies in other countries indicate that the frequency of eating breakfast may be declining with time...

..To record at the 4-year measurement point for the Pacific Island Family Study the most frequently eaten foods and to identify associations with growth and body composition...

..There is a need for large-scale longitudinal studies investigating the relationships between excessive body fatness and related health outcomes across all major ethnic groups in New Zealand...

..To evaluate levels of vitamin D3 and HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C), and the ratio of HDL-C to LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C), in schoolchildren receiving vitamin-D-fortified, fat-depleted, high-Ca milk in schools...

..End-point measures include body composition and associated physical characteristics, fitness, home and school environment and practice...

..To compare the relationships between body mass index (BMI) and percentage body fat (%BF) in New Zealand Chinese aged 30-39 years and their European, M?ori, Pacific Island, and Asian Indian counterparts...

..Reported dietary variety, ethnicity, gender, and hair color were unrelated to hair zinc concentrations in this population. This study adds to evidence that will help define the role of hair zinc in determining recent zinc status...

..In summary, Asian Indian immigrants to New Zealand have low physical activity levels and high levels of overweight/obesity and lifestyle disease...