Seang-Mei Saw

Biographic Data

ID1747212
NAMESeang-Mei Saw
GIVEN NAMESSeang-Mei
FAMILY NAMESaw
SIGNATURESAW S
AFFILIATIONSNational University of Singapore
ORCID0000-0001-7166-796X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS13
WORKS AS AUTHOR11
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2010
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX2

  • The influence of the environment and lifestyle on myopia

    Open AccessSayantan Biswa, Sayantan Biswas et al.ARTICLEJournal of PHYSIOLOGICAL…2024Cited by: 1References: 266

    Background Myopia, commonly known as near-sightedness, has emerged as a global epidemic, impacting almost one in three individuals across the world. The increasing prevalence of myopia during early childhood has heightened the risk of developing high myopia and related sight-threatening eye conditions in adulthood. This surge in myopia rates, occurring within a relatively stable genetic framework, underscores the profound influence of environment…

  • Sleep Patterns and Myopia Among School-Aged Children in Singapore

    Open AccessMijie Li, Chuen-Seng Tan et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    Purpose To evaluate the associations of sleep factors with myopia, spherical equivalent (SE), and axial length (AL) in elementary school-aged children from the Growing Up in Singapore Towards healthy Outcomes (GUSTO) birth cohort. Methods This cross-sectional study included multi-ethnic children who participated in the GUSTO prospective birth cohort and were delivered in two major tertiary hospitals in Singapore (2009–2010). Sleep factors and myo…

  • Associations of Childcare Arrangements with Adiposity Measures in a Multi-Ethnic Asian Cohort

    Open AccessBeverly Wen-Xin Wong, Jia Ying Toh et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2021

    Childcare arrangements shape behavioural patterns that influence the risk of childhood obesity. However, little is known of its influence on childhood obesity in Singapore. We aim to examine the associations between childcare arrangements at the age of 5 years and childhood adiposity at age 6 years. Children from the GUSTO study were grouped into three childcare arrangements at age 5: full-time centre-based childcare (FC), partial centre-based wi…

  • Validation of the Children's Eating Behavior Questionnaire in 3 year old children of a multi-ethnic Asian population

    Open AccessPhaik Ling Quah, Yin Bun Cheung et al.ARTICLEAppetite2017Cited by: 8References: 23

  • Maternal and infant correlates of maternal feeding beliefs and practices in a multi-ethnic Asian population

    Open AccessPhaik Ling Quah, Tuck Seng Cheng et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2016

    Objective Little is known about the influences of maternal and infant correlates on maternal feeding beliefs and practices in the first 2 years of life, despite its important role in early obesogenic eating behaviours and weight gain. Design Cross-sectional study using demographic data of mothers and infants obtained at 26–28 weeks of gestation, and postnatally from birth to 15 months, respectively. The Infant Feeding Questionnaire was administer…

  • Anxiety and Depression During Pregnancy and Temperament in Early Infancy

    Open AccessShang‐Chee Chong, Birit F P Broekman et al.ARTICLEInfant Mental Health Journal2016Cited by: 4References: 56

    Maternal antenatal mood is associated with negative infant temperament. This link has not been substantiated in Asian populations. We evaluated the association between antenatal maternal mood and infant temperament among Asian mother–infant pairs. Antenatal maternal depression and anxiety were assessed using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (J. Cox, J. Holden, & R. Sagovsky, 1987) and the State‐Trait Anxiety Inventory (C. Spielberger, R. …

  • Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Patterns Before and During Pregnancy in a Multi-ethnic Sample of Asian Women in Singapore

    Open AccessNatarajan Padmapriya, Liang Shen et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2015

  • Tobacco smoke exposure and respiratory morbidity in young children

    A M Snodgrass, Kok Hian Tan et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2015

    Secondhand smoke exposure during the prenatal and postnatal periods is associated with increased respiratory morbidity in children. Opportunistic screening and targeted smoking cessation counselling for parents at child hospital admissions and well-child outpatient visits, as well as preconception smoking cessation counselling for future pregnancies, may be beneficial to protect the child from negative health impacts

  • Dietary changes during pregnancy and the postpartum period in Singaporean Chinese, Malay and Indian women

    Open AccessLing-Wei Chen, Yen Ling Low et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2014

    Objective To examine changes in food consumption during pregnancy and the postpartum period in women of major Asian ethnic groups. Design Using interviewer-administered questionnaires, we assessed changes in food consumption during pregnancy (26–28 weeks’ gestation) and the postpartum period (3 weeks after delivery) as compared with the usual pre-pregnancy diet. Setting Singapore. Subjects Pregnant women ( n 1027) of Chinese, Malay and Indian eth…

  • Myopia

    Open AccessIan G Morgan, Kyoko Ohno-Matsui et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2012

  • The effect of body mass on health-related quality of life among Singaporean adolescents

    Open AccessTruls Østbye, Rajeev Malhotra et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research2010