D Crawford

Summary

Affiliation: Deakin University
Country: Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi Is healthy behavior contagious: associations of social norms with physical activity and healthy eating
    Kylie Ball
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Australia
    Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 7:86. 2010
  2. ncbi Personal, social and environmental correlates of healthy weight status amongst mothers from socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods: findings from the READI study
    Abbie MacFarlane
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Australia
    Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 7:23. 2010
  3. ncbi The Infant Feeding Activity and Nutrition Trial (INFANT) an early intervention to prevent childhood obesity: cluster-randomised controlled trial
    Karen Campbell
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioral Sciences, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia
    BMC Public Health 8:103. 2008
  4. ncbi Parent's views of the importance of making changes in settings where children spend time to prevent obesity
    David Crawford
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood, VIC 3125, Australia
    Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 17:148-58. 2008
  5. ncbi Parental concerns about childhood obesity and the strategies employed to prevent unhealthy weight gain in children
    David Crawford
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia
    Public Health Nutr 9:889-95. 2006
  6. ncbi Neighbourhood fast food outlets and obesity in children and adults: the CLAN Study
    David A Crawford
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Australia
    Int J Pediatr Obes 3:249-56. 2008
  7. ncbi Do features of public open spaces vary according to neighbourhood socio-economic status?
    David Crawford
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia
    Health Place 14:889-93. 2008
  8. ncbi Lay definitions of ideal weight and overweight
    D Crawford
    School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 23:738-45. 1999
  9. ncbi Which food-related behaviours are associated with healthier intakes of fruits and vegetables among women?
    David Crawford
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Public Health Nutr 10:256-65. 2007
  10. ncbi Can anyone successfully control their weight? Findings of a three year community-based study of men and women
    D Crawford
    School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 24:1107-10. 2000

Detail Information

Publications100

  1. ncbi Is healthy behavior contagious: associations of social norms with physical activity and healthy eating
    Kylie Ball
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Australia
    Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 7:86. 2010
    ..abstract:..
  2. ncbi Personal, social and environmental correlates of healthy weight status amongst mothers from socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods: findings from the READI study
    Abbie MacFarlane
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Australia
    Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 7:23. 2010
    ..abstract:..
  3. ncbi The Infant Feeding Activity and Nutrition Trial (INFANT) an early intervention to prevent childhood obesity: cluster-randomised controlled trial
    Karen Campbell
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioral Sciences, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia
    BMC Public Health 8:103. 2008
    ....
  4. ncbi Parent's views of the importance of making changes in settings where children spend time to prevent obesity
    David Crawford
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood, VIC 3125, Australia
    Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 17:148-58. 2008
    ....
  5. ncbi Parental concerns about childhood obesity and the strategies employed to prevent unhealthy weight gain in children
    David Crawford
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia
    Public Health Nutr 9:889-95. 2006
    ....
  6. ncbi Neighbourhood fast food outlets and obesity in children and adults: the CLAN Study
    David A Crawford
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Australia
    Int J Pediatr Obes 3:249-56. 2008
    ..We examined associations between density of and proximity to fast food outlets and body weight in a sample of children (137 aged 8-9 years and 243 aged 13-15 years) and their parents (322 fathers and 362 mothers)...
  7. ncbi Do features of public open spaces vary according to neighbourhood socio-economic status?
    David Crawford
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia
    Health Place 14:889-93. 2008
    ..This study suggests that POS in high socioeconomic neighbourhoods possess more features that are likely to promote physical activity amongst children...
  8. ncbi Lay definitions of ideal weight and overweight
    D Crawford
    School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 23:738-45. 1999
    ..To describe lay definitions of ideal weight and overweight, to determine whether they correspond with current health definitions, and to examine the relationship between lay definitions and weight-control behaviour...
  9. ncbi Which food-related behaviours are associated with healthier intakes of fruits and vegetables among women?
    David Crawford
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Public Health Nutr 10:256-65. 2007
    ..To examine associations between shopping, food preparation, meal and eating behaviours and fruit and vegetable intake among women...
  10. ncbi Can anyone successfully control their weight? Findings of a three year community-based study of men and women
    D Crawford
    School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 24:1107-10. 2000
    ..The findings underscore the importance of current public health efforts to prevent weight gain, and suggest that without much greater efforts to promote and support weight control the prevalence of obesity will continue to rise...
  11. ncbi The longitudinal influence of home and neighbourhood environments on children's body mass index and physical activity over 5 years: the CLAN study
    D Crawford
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia
    Int J Obes (Lond) 34:1177-87. 2010
    ..To determine the independent contributions of family and neighbourhood environments to changes in youth physical activity and body mass index (BMI) z-score over 5 years...
  12. ncbi Resilience to obesity among socioeconomically disadvantaged women: the READI study
    K Ball
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Int J Obes (Lond) 36:855-65. 2012
    ..The study also aimed to test a comprehensive theoretically derived model of the associations between intrapersonal, social and environmental factors and obesity among this target group...
  13. ncbi Public views of the benefits and barriers to the consumption of a plant-based diet
    E J Lea
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Eur J Clin Nutr 60:828-37. 2006
    ..The aim of this study was to examine consumers' perceived benefits and barriers to the consumption of a plant-based diet...
  14. ncbi Social factors and obesity: an investigation of the role of health behaviours
    K Ball
    School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, Australia
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 27:394-403. 2003
    ....
  15. ncbi Longitudinal examination of the family food environment and weight status among children
    Abbie MacFarlane
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia
    Int J Pediatr Obes 4:343-52. 2009
    ..To examine whether aspects of the family food environment were associated with body mass index (BMI) z-score and weight status in children, cross-sectionally and prospectively over 3 years...
  16. ncbi Adolescent home food environments and socioeconomic position
    Abbie MacFarlane
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood 3125, Australia
    Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 16:748-56. 2007
    ..Feasible ways of increasing home availability of healthy foods, and encouraging home meal environments to be supportive of healthy eating should be explored, particularly in households of low SEP adolescents...
  17. ncbi Socioeconomic variations in women's diets: what is the role of perceptions of the local food environment?
    V Inglis
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    J Epidemiol Community Health 62:191-7. 2008
    ..To test the contribution of perceived environmental factors (food availability, accessibility and affordability) to mediating socioeconomic variations in women's fruit, vegetable and fast food consumption...
  18. ncbi Predictors of time spent outdoors among children: 5-year longitudinal findings
    V Cleland
    Center for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood 3125, Australia
    J Epidemiol Community Health 64:400-6. 2010
    ..This study aimed to understand individual, social and physical environmental influences on longitudinal changes in urban children's time outdoors...
  19. ncbi A prospective examination of children's time spent outdoors, objectively measured physical activity and overweight
    V Cleland
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Int J Obes (Lond) 32:1685-93. 2008
    ....
  20. ncbi An investigation of psychological, social and environmental correlates of obesity and weight gain in young women
    K Ball
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
    Int J Obes (Lond) 30:1240-9. 2006
    ..This study explored the biological, psychological, social and environmental correlates of young women's current weight and retrospective 2-year weight change...
  21. ncbi Perceptions of neighborhood safety and physical activity among youth: the CLAN study
    Alison Carver
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Vic, Australia
    J Phys Act Health 5:430-44. 2008
    ..The purpose of this study was to examine associations between perceptions of neighborhood safety and physical activity among youth...
  22. ncbi Consumers' readiness to eat a plant-based diet
    E J Lea
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Eur J Clin Nutr 60:342-51. 2006
    ..The aim of this study was to examine consumers' readiness to change to a plant-based diet...
  23. ncbi Physical activity beliefs and behaviours among adults attempting weight control
    A Timperio
    School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 24:81-7. 2000
    ....
  24. ncbi Outcomes of a group-randomized trial to prevent excess weight gain, reduce screen behaviours and promote physical activity in 10-year-old children: switch-play
    J Salmon
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Int J Obes (Lond) 32:601-12. 2008
    ....
  25. ncbi Correlates of dietary resilience among socioeconomically disadvantaged adolescents
    L D A Stephens
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Eur J Clin Nutr 65:1219-32. 2011
    ....
  26. ncbi Beliefs about the causes of weight change in the Australian population
    M Jackson
    School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 25:1512-6. 2001
    ..Strategies are urgently required to better inform individuals about the factors impacting on their weight in order to prevent further weight gain...
  27. ncbi Why do women of low socioeconomic status have poorer dietary behaviours than women of higher socioeconomic status? A qualitative exploration
    V Inglis
    School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Vic, Australia
    Appetite 45:334-43. 2005
    ..Public health strategies aimed at reducing SES inequalities in diet might focus on promoting healthy diets that are low cost, as well as promoting time-efficient food preparation strategies for all women...
  28. ncbi Who does not gain weight? Prevalence and predictors of weight maintenance in young women
    K Ball
    School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 26:1570-8. 2002
    ..To investigate the prevalence and predictors of weight maintenance over time in a large sample of young Australian women...
  29. ncbi Children's fruit and vegetable intake: associations with the neighbourhood food environment
    Anna Timperio
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
    Prev Med 46:331-5. 2008
    ..To examine associations between availability of different types of food outlets and children's fruit and vegetable intake...
  30. ncbi Food intake patterns among Australian adolescents
    Gayle S Savige
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood 3125, Australia
    Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 16:738-47. 2007
    ..This study aimed to evaluate the food intake patterns of adolescents with respect to the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating, and to examine variations in food intake patterns by age, gender and region of residence...
  31. ncbi Associations between mothers' perceptions of the cost of fruit and vegetables and children's diets: will children pay the price?
    L Williams
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Eur J Clin Nutr 66:276-8. 2012
    ..Examining the associations of perceptions of fruit and vegetable affordability and children's diets can offer insights into how the high prices of fruit and vegetables might have an impact on the diets of children...
  32. ncbi Perceptions of local neighbourhood environments and their relationship to childhood overweight and obesity
    A Timperio
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia
    Int J Obes (Lond) 29:170-5. 2005
    ..To examine associations between parent and child perceptions of the local neighbourhood and overweight/obesity among children aged 5-6 and 10-12 y...
  33. ncbi Public perceptions of the causes and prevention of obesity among primary school children
    P M Hardus
    School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 27:1465-71. 2003
    ..They suggest that a number of prevention strategies would be widely supported by the public, especially by parents...
  34. ncbi Can social cognitive theory constructs explain socio-economic variations in adolescent eating behaviours? A mediation analysis
    K Ball
    Centre for Physical Activity utrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, VIC 3125, Australia
    Health Educ Res 24:496-506. 2009
    ....
  35. ncbi Is availability of public open space equitable across areas?
    A Timperio
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, VIC 3125, Australia
    Health Place 13:335-40. 2007
    ..Future research should examine whether the quality of public open spaces differ by neighbourhood SES...
  36. ncbi Too fat to exercise? Obesity as a barrier to physical activity
    K Ball
    School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, Victoria
    Aust N Z J Public Health 24:331-3. 2000
    ..To describe perceptions of being 'too fat' as a barrier to physical activity by gender and body mass index, and to examine the associations between feeling fat and other weight-related barriers to physical activity...
  37. ncbi How can socio-economic differences in physical activity among women be explained? A qualitative study
    Kylie Ball
    School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Vic, Australia
    Women Health 43:93-113. 2006
    ....
  38. ncbi Women's work. Maintaining a healthy body weight
    Nicky Welch
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, 3125, Victoria, Australia
    Appetite 53:9-15. 2009
    ..Such initiatives need to work within the social and personal constraints that women face in maintaining good health...
  39. ncbi Features of public open spaces and physical activity among children: findings from the CLAN study
    Anna Timperio
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Australia
    Prev Med 47:514-8. 2008
    ..To examine associations between features of public open spaces, and children's physical activity...
  40. ncbi Australian adult consumers' beliefs about plant foods: a qualitative study
    Emma Lea
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia
    Health Educ Behav 32:795-808. 2005
    ..Participants noted that promotions require a stronger practical emphasis with a focus on quick, easy-to-prepare foods and meals. These findings provide insight into effective ways to promote a higher consumption of plant foods...
  41. ncbi Family structure and children's television viewing and physical activity
    Sarah Bagley
    School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 38:910-8. 2006
    ..Aspects of family structure interact differently with PA and TV viewing, suggesting interventions may need to be tailored with consideration of the family structure of children...
  42. ncbi Neighbourhood socioeconomic inequalities in food access and affordability
    Kylie Ball
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood VIC 3125, Australia
    Health Place 15:578-85. 2009
    ..Availability of healthy foods within stores only slightly favoured those in advantaged neighbourhoods. However food prices favoured those living in disadvantaged areas...
  43. ncbi Income differences in food consumption in the 1995 Australian National Nutrition Survey
    A Worsley
    School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
    Eur J Clin Nutr 57:1198-211. 2003
    ..To assess the relationships between an index of per capita income and the intake of a variety of individual foods as well as groups of food for men and women in different age groups...
  44. ncbi Which aspects of socioeconomic status are related to obesity among men and women?
    K Ball
    School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 26:559-65. 2002
    ..This study aimed to investigate the relationships between body weight and fat distribution, and four empirically derived domains of socioeconomic status: employment, housing, migration status and family unit...
  45. ncbi Individual, social and environmental correlates of physical activity among women living in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhoods
    Verity Cleland
    Deakin University, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia
    Soc Sci Med 70:2011-8. 2010
    ....
  46. ncbi Is the perception of time pressure a barrier to healthy eating and physical activity among women?
    Nicky Welch
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood 3125, Australia
    Public Health Nutr 12:888-95. 2009
    ....
  47. ncbi Parental use of restrictive feeding practices and child BMI z-score. A 3-year prospective cohort study
    Karen Campbell
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Burwood, Vic, Australia
    Appetite 55:84-8. 2010
    ..These findings support a reconsideration of the notion that restriction is likely to result in increased child weight...
  48. ncbi Influence of peers on breastfeeding discontinuation among new parents: the Melbourne InFANT Program
    Adrian James Cameron
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia
    Pediatrics 126:e601-7. 2010
    ..We aimed to investigate whether the proportion of breastfeeding mothers in first-time parent groups influenced the likelihood of ceasing breastfeeding and whether this was independent of socioeconomic position...
  49. ncbi Family physical activity and sedentary environments and weight change in children
    Anna Timperio
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia
    Int J Pediatr Obes 3:160-7. 2008
    ..To examine associations between family physical activity and sedentary environment and changes in body mass index (BMI) z-scores among 10-12-year-old children over three years...
  50. ncbi Predictors of changes in adolescents' consumption of fruits, vegetables and energy-dense snacks
    Natalie Pearson
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, VIC 3125, Australia
    Br J Nutr 105:795-803. 2011
    ..Future study should assess the effectiveness of methods to increase self-efficacy for healthy eating and to improve home availability of healthy food options in programmes promoting healthy eating among adolescents...
  51. ncbi A longitudinal study of the family physical activity environment and physical activity among youth
    Verity Cleland
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Am J Health Promot 25:159-67. 2011
    ..This study aimed to examine the longitudinal relationship between the family environment and PA among youth...
  52. ncbi Predictors of body mass index change in Australian primary school children
    Kylie Hesketh
    Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and University of Melbourne, Australia
    Int J Pediatr Obes 4:45-53. 2009
    ..To assess associations between multiple potential predictors and change in child body mass index (BMI)...
  53. ncbi Walking and cycling to school: predictors of increases among children and adolescents
    Clare Hume
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia
    Am J Prev Med 36:195-200. 2009
    ..This study examined predictors of increases in children's and adolescents' active commuting (walking or cycling) to/from school over a 2-year period...
  54. ncbi Are children and adolescents less active if parents restrict their physical activity and active transport due to perceived risk?
    Alison Carver
    Deakin University, Burwood, VIC 3125, Australia
    Soc Sci Med 70:1799-805. 2010
    ....
  55. ncbi Neighbourhood physical activity environments and adiposity in children and mothers: a three-year longitudinal study
    Anna Timperio
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood VIC 3125, Australia
    Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 7:18. 2010
    ..abstract:..
  56. ncbi Dietary quality is associated with diabetes and cardio-metabolic risk factors
    Sarah A McNaughton
    School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne, 3125, Australia
    J Nutr 139:734-42. 2009
    ..Further work is required to determine whether this dietary index has predictive validity for health in longitudinal studies...
  57. ncbi Are safety-related features of the road environment associated with smaller declines in physical activity among youth?
    Alison Carver
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, VIC 3125, Australia
    J Urban Health 87:29-43. 2010
    ..Passive road safety interventions may promote AT and physical activity among less active girls, in particular...
  58. ncbi Associations between parental concern for adolescent weight and the home food environment and dietary intake
    Abbie MacFarlane
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia
    J Nutr Educ Behav 42:152-60. 2010
    ..Examine associations between parental concern about adolescent weight and adolescent perceptions of their dietary intake, home food availability, family mealtime environment, and parents' feeding practices...
  59. ncbi Urban-rural comparison of weight status among women and children living in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhoods
    Verity Cleland
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Melbourne, Vic
    Med J Aust 192:137-40. 2010
    ..To compare the weight status of women and children living in socioeconomically disadvantaged rural and urban neighbourhoods in Victoria...
  60. ncbi Are parental concerns about children's inactivity warranted, and are they associated with a supportive home environment?
    Michelle Jackson
    Center for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia
    Res Q Exerc Sport 79:274-82. 2008
    ..The challenge for public health will be to harness parental concerns and translate them into action...
  61. ncbi Does food planning mediate the association between living arrangements and fruit and vegetable consumption among women aged 40 years and older?
    Wendy Hunter
    School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia
    Appetite 54:533-7. 2010
    ....
  62. ncbi Does weight status influence associations between children's fundamental movement skills and physical activity?
    Clare Hume
    Center for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia
    Res Q Exerc Sport 79:158-65. 2008
    ..Future studies should examine a broader range of skills and types of activities to better characterize this relationship and to inform the promotion of movement skill proficiency and PA...
  63. ncbi Are children's perceptions of neighbourhood social environments associated with their walking and physical activity?
    Clare Hume
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Australia
    J Sci Med Sport 12:637-41. 2009
    ..Longitudinal and experimental studies are required to further test the influence of these factors among children...
  64. ncbi Are perceptions of the physical and social environment associated with mothers' walking for leisure and for transport? A longitudinal study
    Verity J Cleland
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood 3125, Victoria, Australia
    Prev Med 47:188-93. 2008
    ..This study aimed to cross-sectionally and prospectively examine whether local physical and social environments were associated with mothers' walking for leisure and for transport...
  65. ncbi Associations between family circumstance and weight status of Australian children
    Kylie Hesketh
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia
    Int J Pediatr Obes 2:86-96. 2007
    ..To examine associations between weight status and multiple indicators of family circumstance in Australian elementary school children...
  66. ncbi Socioeconomic status and weight change in adults: a review
    Kylie Ball
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood VIC 3125, Melbourne, Australia
    Soc Sci Med 60:1987-2010. 2005
    ....
  67. ncbi Reducing sedentary behaviour and increasing physical activity among 10-year-old children: overview and process evaluation of the 'Switch-Play' intervention
    Jo Salmon
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia
    Health Promot Int 20:7-17. 2005
    ....
  68. ncbi The relationship between education and food consumption in the 1995 Australian National Nutrition Survey
    Anthony Worsley
    School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia
    Public Health Nutr 7:649-63. 2004
    ..To assess the relationship between education and the intake of a variety of individual foods, as well as groups of foods, for Australian men and women in different age groups...
  69. ncbi Longitudinal relationships among overweight, life satisfaction, and aspirations in young women
    Kylie Ball
    School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Melbourne, 3125 Victoria, Australia
    Obes Res 12:1019-30. 2004
    ..This study investigated associations of overweight status and changes in overweight status over time with life satisfaction and future aspirations among a community sample of young women...
  70. ncbi How feasible are healthy eating and physical activity for young women?
    Kylie Ball
    School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia
    Public Health Nutr 7:433-41. 2004
    ..This study investigated young women's perceptions of the feasibility of physical activity and healthy eating behaviours, and how these vary by socio-economic status, domestic characteristics and weight status...
  71. ncbi Perceptions about the local neighborhood and walking and cycling among children
    Anna Timperio
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood VIC 3125, Australia
    Prev Med 38:39-47. 2004
    ..This study examined associations between perceptions of the local neighborhood and walking and cycling among children...
  72. ncbi The costs of weight control: what do young women pay?
    Kylie Ball
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Vic, Australia
    Med J Aust 179:586. 2003
  73. ncbi Patterns and demographic predictors of 5-year weight change in a multi-ethnic cohort of men and women in Australia
    Kylie Ball
    School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia
    Public Health Nutr 6:269-81. 2003
    ..This study investigated 5-year trends in body weight, overweight and obesity and their association with sociodemographic variables in a large, multi-ethnic community sample of Australian adults...
  74. ncbi Family food environments of 5-6-year-old-children: does socioeconomic status make a difference?
    Karen Campbell
    Physical Activity and Nutrition Research Group, School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
    Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 11:S553-61. 2002
  75. ncbi Relationship between body mass index and the use of healthcare services in Australia
    Daniel D Reidpath
    School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia
    Obes Res 10:526-31. 2002
    ..To examine the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the use of medical and preventive health services...
  76. ncbi How do perceptions of local neighborhood relate to adolescents' walking and cycling?
    Alison Carver
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia
    Am J Health Promot 20:139-47. 2005
    ..To examine how perceptions of the local neighborhood relate to adolescents' walking and cycling...
  77. ncbi Association of family environment with children's television viewing and with low level of physical activity
    Jo Salmon
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Obes Res 13:1939-51. 2005
    ..This study examined associations between the family environment and children's television (TV) viewing and likelihood of being low-active...
  78. ncbi Personal, family, social, and environmental correlates of active commuting to school
    Anna Timperio
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, and The Children s Hospital at Westmead, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Am J Prev Med 30:45-51. 2006
    ..The purpose of this study was to examine personal, family, social, and environmental correlates of active commuting to school among children...
  79. ncbi Physical activity and sedentary behavior: a population-based study of barriers, enjoyment, and preference
    Jo Salmon
    School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Health Psychol 22:178-88. 2003
    ..These constructs can be used to examine individual and environmental influences on physical activity and sedentary behavior in specific populations and could inform the development of targeted interventions...
  80. ncbi An index of diet and eating patterns is a valid measure of diet quality in an Australian population
    Sarah A McNaughton
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia 3125
    J Nutr 138:86-93. 2008
    ..05). This food-based dietary index is able to discriminate across a variety of sociodemographic factors, health behaviors, and self-assessed health and reflects intakes of key nutrients...
  81. ncbi Preschool children and physical activity: a review of correlates
    Trina Hinkley
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Burwood, Vic, Australia
    Am J Prev Med 34:435-441. 2008
    ..This paper reviews articles investigating correlates of preschool children's physical activity behaviors published in peer-reviewed journals between 1980 and March 2007...
  82. ncbi Mediators of the relationship between maternal education and children's TV viewing
    Kylie Hesketh
    School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia
    Am J Prev Med 33:41-7. 2007
    ..This study investigates whether family television environment mediates the relationship between maternal education and children's television viewing...
  83. ncbi Personal, social and environmental determinants of educational inequalities in walking: a multilevel study
    Kylie Ball
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood VIC 3125, Australia
    J Epidemiol Community Health 61:108-14. 2007
    ..To investigate the contribution of personal, social and environmental factors to mediating socioeconomic (educational) inequalities in women's leisure-time walking and walking for transport...
  84. ncbi Socio-economic factors in obesity: a case of slim chance in a fat world?
    Kylie Ball
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research Deakin University, Burwood, Australia
    Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 15:15-20. 2006
    ..We conclude by considering an agenda to guide future research and programs focused on understanding and reducing obesity among those of low socio-economic position...
  85. ncbi Socio-economic inequalities in women's fruit and vegetable intakes: a multilevel study of individual, social and environmental mediators
    Kylie Ball
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia
    Public Health Nutr 9:623-30. 2006
    ..This study employed a multilevel design to test the contribution of individual, social and environmental factors to mediating socio-economic status (SES) inequalities in fruit and vegetable consumption among women...
  86. ncbi Individual, social and home environment determinants of change in children's television viewing: the Switch-Play intervention
    Jo Salmon
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
    J Sci Med Sport 9:378-87. 2006
    ..Greater understanding of the family dynamics and circumstances, as well as the individual and social determinants of TV viewing, will be required if we are to develop effective strategies for reducing TV viewing in children...
  87. ncbi Playing it safe: the influence of neighbourhood safety on children's physical activity. A review
    Alison Carver
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Vic, Australia
    Health Place 14:217-27. 2008
    ..A research agenda is suggested for further study of perceived and objective measures of neighbourhood safety and their associations with children's physical activity...
  88. ncbi What helps children to be more active and less sedentary? Perceptions of mothers living in disadvantaged neighbourhoods
    J Veitch
    School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, VIC 3125, Australia
    Child Care Health Dev 39:94-102. 2013
    ..The aim of this qualitative study was to gain in-depth insights from mothers regarding their child's resilience to low physical activity and high screen-time...
  89. ncbi Effectiveness of interventions to promote physical activity among socioeconomically disadvantaged women: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    V Cleland
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Obes Rev 14:197-212. 2013
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  90. ncbi Validity and reliability of a physical activity recall instrument among overweight and non-overweight men and women
    A Timperio
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia
    J Sci Med Sport 6:477-91. 2003
    ..However, the ability to measure PA by self-report may vary by weight status...
  91. ncbi Tracking of dietary intakes in early childhood: the Melbourne InFANT Program
    S Lioret
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research C PAN, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Vic, Australia
    Eur J Clin Nutr 67:275-81. 2013
    ..The objectives of the present study were to describe food and nutrient intakes in children aged 9 and 18 months, and to assess tracking of intakes between these two ages...
  92. ncbi Urban area disadvantage and physical activity: a multilevel study in Melbourne, Australia
    Anne M Kavanagh
    Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
    J Epidemiol Community Health 59:934-40. 2005
    ..To estimate variation between small areas in the levels of walking, cycling, jogging, and swimming and overall physical activity and the importance of area level socioeconomic disadvantage in predicting physical activity participation...
  93. ncbi Change in women's body mass index and waist circumference, 1997 to 2002: the Nepean Study
    Vanessa A Shrewsbury
    Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, New South Wales
    Aust N Z J Public Health 29:183-6. 2005
    ..CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Total and abdominal adiposity increased in these Australian women who have children. The results support the need to develop effective weight gain prevention initiatives...
  94. ncbi Behavior and beliefs related to dietary fat are influenced by weight-control status
    Anna Timperio
    Department of Public Health, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
    J Am Diet Assoc 102:88-91. 2002
  95. ncbi Reaching out to promote physical activity in Australia: a statewide randomized controlled trial of a stage-targeted intervention
    Alison L Marshall
    School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia
    Am J Health Promot 18:283-7. 2004
    ..Future research could examine how the effectiveness of print media might be enhanced, possibly by using supplementary media, community-based prompts, or other incentives...
  96. ncbi Stability of body mass index in Australian children: a prospective cohort study across the middle childhood years
    Kylie Hesketh
    Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and University of Melbourne, Royal Children s Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
    Public Health Nutr 7:303-9. 2004
    ..To investigate the prevalence and incidence of overweight and obesity, the frequency of overweight resolution and the influence of parental adiposity during middle childhood...
  97. ncbi Population-based randomized controlled trial of a stage-targeted physical activity intervention
    Alison L Marshall
    The University of Queensland, School of Movement Studies, St Lucia, Australia
    Ann Behav Med 25:194-202. 2003
    ..We examined the effects of a mailed stage-targeted print intervention designed to promote physical activity, in a random sample of adults living in a regional city...
  98. ncbi The obesity epidemic: contextual influences on physical activity and body weight
    Kylie Ball
    J Sci Med Sport 6:377-8. 2003
  99. ncbi Population strategies to prevent obesity
    David Crawford
    BMJ 325:728-9. 2002
  100. ncbi A cross-functional service-oriented architecture to support real-time information exchange in emergency medical response
    Logan Hauenstein
    Johns Hopkings University Applied Physics Lab, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
    Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc . 2006
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