Sheila M Williams
Biographic Data
| ID | 3655368 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sheila M Williams |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sheila M |
| FAMILY NAME | Williams |
| SIGNATURE | WILLIAMS S M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Otago |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Serum and erythrocyte folate status of New Zealand women of childbearing age following a countrywide voluntary programme by the baking industry to fortify bread with folic acid
Objective To estimate the folate status of New Zealand women of childbearing age following the introduction, in 2010, of a new voluntary folic acid fortification of bread programme. Design The 2011 Folate and Women’s Health Survey was a cross-sectional survey of women aged 18–44 years carried out in 2011. The survey used a stratified random sampling technique with the Electoral Roll as the sampling frame. Women were asked about consumption of fol…
Determining how best to support overweight adults to adhere to lifestyle change
Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12615000010594. Registered 8th January 2015
Understanding the complex determinants of height and adiposity in disadvantaged daycare preschoolers in Salvador, NE Brazil through structural equation modelling
Of the multiple factors influencing preschoolers' growth, helminth infection was a modifiable risk factor directly and indirectly affecting HAZ and BMIZ, respectively. Hence the WHO de-worming recommendation should include preschoolers living in at-risk environments as well as school-aged children
Associations between parental feeding practices, problem food behaviours and dietary intake in New Zealand overweight children aged 4–8 years
Objective Parents report that children’s eating behaviours are a major barrier to providing them with a healthy diet. Links between problem eating behaviours and parental feeding practices are not well established and have not previously been examined in overweight children. The aim of the present study was to assess associations between problem food behaviours, dietary intake and parental feeding practices of overweight children aged 4–8 years. …
Parental motivation to change body weight in young overweight children
Objective To determine what factors are associated with parental motivation to change body weight in overweight children. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Dunedin, New Zealand. Subjects Two hundred and seventy-one children aged 4–8 years, recruited in primary and secondary care, were identified as overweight (BMI≥85th percentile) after screening. Parents completed questionnaires on demographics; motivation to improve diet, physical activity …
Disadvantaged pre-schoolers attending day care in Salvador, Northeast Brazil have a low prevalence of anaemia and micronutrient deficiencies
Objective To examine the micronutrient status of disadvantaged pre-schoolers from Northeast Brazil, following the introduction of pro-poor policies, by assessing the prevalence of anaemia and micronutrient deficiencies and the role of sociodemographic factors, genetic Hb disorders and parasitic infections. Design In a cross-sectional study, data on sociodemographic status, health, growth, genetic Hb disorders, parasites and nutrient supply from d…
Factor analysis of the Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire in a large sample of children
Factors influencing growth and intestinal parasitic infections in preschoolers attending philanthropic daycare centers in Salvador, Northeast Region of Brazil
Poor growth and intestinal parasitic infections are widespread in disadvantaged urban children. This cross-sectional study assessed factors influencing poor growth and intestinal parasites in 376 children aged three to six years in daycare centers in Salvador, in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Data was obtained from seven daycare centers on child weight, height, socio-economic status, health and intestinal parasites in stool samples. Prevalence …
Iodine status in a Sherpa community in a village of the Khumbu region of Nepal
Objective To assess the iodine status of Sherpa residents living in Kunde village, Khumbu region, Nepal. Design Prevalence of goitre was determined by palpation. Urinary iodine concentrations (UIC) were determined in casual morning samples, and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) in finger-prick blood samples on filter paper. Dietary and demographic data were obtained via questionnaire, and selected foods analysed for iodine. Setting Khumbu region …
A longitudinal study of health related quality of life and utility measures in patients with advanced breast cancer
Evaluation of waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, and the conicity index as screening tools for high trunk fat mass, as measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, in children aged 3–19 y
Academic Self‐concept
S ummary . Eight hundred 9‐year‐old children being studied by the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit were assessed in terms of academic self‐concept, intelligence, and school performance. A short form of the Student's Perception of Ability Scale (SPAS) was used to estimate academic self‐concept. Intelligence was assessed by the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children‐Revised (WISC‐R), reading by the Burt Word Reading …
Factor analysis of the Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire in a large sample of children
Factors influencing growth and intestinal parasitic infections in preschoolers attending philanthropic daycare centers in Salvador, Northeast Region of Brazil
Poor growth and intestinal parasitic infections are widespread in disadvantaged urban children. This cross-sectional study assessed factors influencing poor growth and intestinal parasites in 376 children aged three to six years in daycare centers in Salvador, in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Data was obtained from seven daycare centers on child weight, height, socio-economic status, health and intestinal parasites in stool samples. Prevalence …
Academic Self‐concept
S ummary . Eight hundred 9‐year‐old children being studied by the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit were assessed in terms of academic self‐concept, intelligence, and school performance. A short form of the Student's Perception of Ability Scale (SPAS) was used to estimate academic self‐concept. Intelligence was assessed by the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children‐Revised (WISC‐R), reading by the Burt Word Reading …
Evaluation of waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, and the conicity index as screening tools for high trunk fat mass, as measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, in children aged 3–19 y
A longitudinal study of health related quality of life and utility measures in patients with advanced breast cancer
Iodine status in a Sherpa community in a village of the Khumbu region of Nepal
Objective To assess the iodine status of Sherpa residents living in Kunde village, Khumbu region, Nepal. Design Prevalence of goitre was determined by palpation. Urinary iodine concentrations (UIC) were determined in casual morning samples, and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) in finger-prick blood samples on filter paper. Dietary and demographic data were obtained via questionnaire, and selected foods analysed for iodine. Setting Khumbu region …
Factors influencing growth and intestinal parasitic infections in preschoolers attending philanthropic daycare centers in Salvador, Northeast Region of Brazil
Poor growth and intestinal parasitic infections are widespread in disadvantaged urban children. This cross-sectional study assessed factors influencing poor growth and intestinal parasites in 376 children aged three to six years in daycare centers in Salvador, in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Data was obtained from seven daycare centers on child weight, height, socio-economic status, health and intestinal parasites in stool samples. Prevalence …
Factor analysis of the Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire in a large sample of children
Disadvantaged pre-schoolers attending day care in Salvador, Northeast Brazil have a low prevalence of anaemia and micronutrient deficiencies
Objective To examine the micronutrient status of disadvantaged pre-schoolers from Northeast Brazil, following the introduction of pro-poor policies, by assessing the prevalence of anaemia and micronutrient deficiencies and the role of sociodemographic factors, genetic Hb disorders and parasitic infections. Design In a cross-sectional study, data on sociodemographic status, health, growth, genetic Hb disorders, parasites and nutrient supply from d…
Determining how best to support overweight adults to adhere to lifestyle change
Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12615000010594. Registered 8th January 2015
Understanding the complex determinants of height and adiposity in disadvantaged daycare preschoolers in Salvador, NE Brazil through structural equation modelling
Of the multiple factors influencing preschoolers' growth, helminth infection was a modifiable risk factor directly and indirectly affecting HAZ and BMIZ, respectively. Hence the WHO de-worming recommendation should include preschoolers living in at-risk environments as well as school-aged children
Associations between parental feeding practices, problem food behaviours and dietary intake in New Zealand overweight children aged 4–8 years
Objective Parents report that children’s eating behaviours are a major barrier to providing them with a healthy diet. Links between problem eating behaviours and parental feeding practices are not well established and have not previously been examined in overweight children. The aim of the present study was to assess associations between problem food behaviours, dietary intake and parental feeding practices of overweight children aged 4–8 years. …
Parental motivation to change body weight in young overweight children
Objective To determine what factors are associated with parental motivation to change body weight in overweight children. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Dunedin, New Zealand. Subjects Two hundred and seventy-one children aged 4–8 years, recruited in primary and secondary care, were identified as overweight (BMI≥85th percentile) after screening. Parents completed questionnaires on demographics; motivation to improve diet, physical activity …
Serum and erythrocyte folate status of New Zealand women of childbearing age following a countrywide voluntary programme by the baking industry to fortify bread with folic acid
Objective To estimate the folate status of New Zealand women of childbearing age following the introduction, in 2010, of a new voluntary folic acid fortification of bread programme. Design The 2011 Folate and Women’s Health Survey was a cross-sectional survey of women aged 18–44 years carried out in 2011. The survey used a stratified random sampling technique with the Electoral Roll as the sampling frame. Women were asked about consumption of fol…
Medicine (10 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Internal Medicine (6 works) · Overweight (6 works) · Obesity (5 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 works) · Body mass index (4 works) · Demography (4 works) · Demography (4 works) · Biology (3 works)