Melissa K Melby
Biographic Data
| ID | 106716 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melissa K Melby |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melissa K |
| FAMILY NAME | Melby |
| SIGNATURE | MELBY M K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Delaware |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1766-5466 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 36 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
One Health and the Pathways to Ecological Microbial Governance
The Littlest Creatures that Live Inside Us: Public understandings influencing microbiome-related behaviors
Diabetes and acculturation in African immigrants to the United States: Analysis of the 2010–2017 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
Objective: This study sought to assess the association between unidimensional acculturation and diabetes, and analyze mediating pathways of the association in African immigrants to the United States (U.S.). Hypothesis : Acculturation would be positively associated with diabetes and that BMI (Body mass index), physical activity, and psychological distress would mediate this association. Methods: An analysis of cross-sectional data from the 2010-20…
One size does not fit all: Examining ethnicity in gestational weight gain guidelines
Pregnancy-related metrics vary by race/ethnicity, yet most gestational weight gain (GWG) guidelines are ethnicity-blind. We estimated small-for-gestational age (SGA) risk in a Japanese population, examining GWG adequacy categorized by Institute of Medicine (IOM) and Japanese guidelines in male ( N = 192) and female ( N = 191) full-term singleton infants. For predicting SGA, IOM guidelines had high sensitivity ( ≥ 0.75), but low specificity ( ≤ 0.…
Who eats with family and how often? Household members and work styles influence frequency of family meals in urban Japan
Spatial, temporal, and health associations of eating alone: A cross-cultural analysis of young adults in urban Australia and Japan
Lessons on aging: Hopes and concerns of Japanese women at midlife
Japan is leading the global trend of decreasing birth rates and the graying of society. In this study we examine women's changing gender and intergenerational relationships and how these affect their concerns and hopes for their futures. Many of the 121 midlife women (aged 45-55) interviewed viewed themselves as sandwiched between their mothers-in-law and actual or potential daughters-in-law, at the nadir of intergenerational status within their …
Inadequate gestational weight gain increases risk of small‐for‐gestational‐age term birth in girls in Japan: A population‐based cohort study
OBJECTIVES: Babies born small for gestational age (SGA) have a higher risk of neonatal morbidity and mortality as well as later life chronic disease. The objectives of this study were to examine the extent to which prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) influenced risk of SGA among Japanese, and to evaluate physician response to, and potential effects on, GWG. METHODS: We examined SGA risk as a function of maternal B…
Lifestyle constraints, not inadequate nutrition education, cause gap between breakfast ideals and realities among Japanese in Tokyo
Menopause, A Biocultural Perspective
Each menopausal body is the product of decades of physiological responses to an environment composed of cultural and biological factors. Anthropologists have documented population differences in reproductive endocrinology and developmental trajectories, and ethnic differences in hormones and symptoms at menopause demonstrate that this stage of life history is not exempt from this pattern. Antagonistic pleiotropy, in the form of constraints on the…
Menopause, A Biocultural Perspective
Each menopausal body is the product of decades of physiological responses to an environment composed of cultural and biological factors. Anthropologists have documented population differences in reproductive endocrinology and developmental trajectories, and ethnic differences in hormones and symptoms at menopause demonstrate that this stage of life history is not exempt from this pattern. Antagonistic pleiotropy, in the form of constraints on the…
Lifestyle constraints, not inadequate nutrition education, cause gap between breakfast ideals and realities among Japanese in Tokyo
Spatial, temporal, and health associations of eating alone: A cross-cultural analysis of young adults in urban Australia and Japan
Who eats with family and how often? Household members and work styles influence frequency of family meals in urban Japan
Diabetes and acculturation in African immigrants to the United States: Analysis of the 2010–2017 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
Objective: This study sought to assess the association between unidimensional acculturation and diabetes, and analyze mediating pathways of the association in African immigrants to the United States (U.S.). Hypothesis : Acculturation would be positively associated with diabetes and that BMI (Body mass index), physical activity, and psychological distress would mediate this association. Methods: An analysis of cross-sectional data from the 2010-20…
The Littlest Creatures that Live Inside Us: Public understandings influencing microbiome-related behaviors
Menopause, A Biocultural Perspective
Each menopausal body is the product of decades of physiological responses to an environment composed of cultural and biological factors. Anthropologists have documented population differences in reproductive endocrinology and developmental trajectories, and ethnic differences in hormones and symptoms at menopause demonstrate that this stage of life history is not exempt from this pattern. Antagonistic pleiotropy, in the form of constraints on the…
Lifestyle constraints, not inadequate nutrition education, cause gap between breakfast ideals and realities among Japanese in Tokyo
Lessons on aging: Hopes and concerns of Japanese women at midlife
Japan is leading the global trend of decreasing birth rates and the graying of society. In this study we examine women's changing gender and intergenerational relationships and how these affect their concerns and hopes for their futures. Many of the 121 midlife women (aged 45-55) interviewed viewed themselves as sandwiched between their mothers-in-law and actual or potential daughters-in-law, at the nadir of intergenerational status within their …
Inadequate gestational weight gain increases risk of small‐for‐gestational‐age term birth in girls in Japan: A population‐based cohort study
OBJECTIVES: Babies born small for gestational age (SGA) have a higher risk of neonatal morbidity and mortality as well as later life chronic disease. The objectives of this study were to examine the extent to which prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) influenced risk of SGA among Japanese, and to evaluate physician response to, and potential effects on, GWG. METHODS: We examined SGA risk as a function of maternal B…
Spatial, temporal, and health associations of eating alone: A cross-cultural analysis of young adults in urban Australia and Japan
Who eats with family and how often? Household members and work styles influence frequency of family meals in urban Japan
One size does not fit all: Examining ethnicity in gestational weight gain guidelines
Pregnancy-related metrics vary by race/ethnicity, yet most gestational weight gain (GWG) guidelines are ethnicity-blind. We estimated small-for-gestational age (SGA) risk in a Japanese population, examining GWG adequacy categorized by Institute of Medicine (IOM) and Japanese guidelines in male ( N = 192) and female ( N = 191) full-term singleton infants. For predicting SGA, IOM guidelines had high sensitivity ( ≥ 0.75), but low specificity ( ≤ 0.…
Diabetes and acculturation in African immigrants to the United States: Analysis of the 2010–2017 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
Objective: This study sought to assess the association between unidimensional acculturation and diabetes, and analyze mediating pathways of the association in African immigrants to the United States (U.S.). Hypothesis : Acculturation would be positively associated with diabetes and that BMI (Body mass index), physical activity, and psychological distress would mediate this association. Methods: An analysis of cross-sectional data from the 2010-20…
One Health and the Pathways to Ecological Microbial Governance
The Littlest Creatures that Live Inside Us: Public understandings influencing microbiome-related behaviors
Medicine (8 works) · Demography (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · Biology (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Internal Medicine (4 works) · Population (4 works)