Paula ML Skidmore

Biographic Data

ID5492933
NAMEPaula ML Skidmore
GIVEN NAMESPaula ML
FAMILY NAMESkidmore
SIGNATURESKIDMORE P M
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR10
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2008
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2016
H-INDEX0

  • Cardiorespiratory fitness is positively associated with a healthy dietary pattern in New Zealand adolescents

    Open AccessAnna S Howe, Paula ML Skidmore et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2016

    Objective To examine the association between cardiorespiratory fitness and dietary patterns in adolescents. Design Food choice was assessed using the validated New Zealand Adolescent FFQ. Principal components analysis was used to determine dietary patterns. Trained research assistants measured participants’ height and body mass. Cardiorespiratory fitness was assessed in a subset of participants using the multistage 20 m shuttle run. The level and…

  • Associations between parental feeding practices, problem food behaviours and dietary intake in New Zealand overweight children aged 4–8 years

    Open AccessJillian J Haszard, Paula ML Skidmore et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2015

    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. …

  • Relative validity and reproducibility of an FFQ to determine nutrient intakes of New Zealand toddlers aged 12–24 months

    Open AccessEmily O Watson, Anne-Louise M Heath et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2015

    Objective The study objective was to determine the relative validity and reproducibility of a modified FFQ for ranking the nutrient intakes of New Zealand toddlers aged 12–24 months. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Dunedin, New Zealand. Subjects One hundred and fifty-two participants completed a ninety-five-item FFQ twice, and five days of weighed diet recording (WDR), over one month. Validity and reproducibility were assessed for crude dat…

  • Diet quality is associated with measures of body fat in adolescents from Otago, New Zealand

    Open AccessJyh Eiin Wong, Winsome R Parnell et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2015

    Objective To examine the potential associations between diet quality and multiple measures of body composition in a sample of New Zealand adolescents aged 14–18 years. Design Cross-sectional survey of eleven high schools in Otago, New Zealand. Each participant completed an online FFQ and a New Zealand Diet Quality Index for Adolescents (NZDQI-A) score was calculated based on variety and adequacy of intake for five major food groups. Besides heigh…

  • A comprehensive FFQ developed for use in New Zealand adults

    Open AccessCecilia HY Sam, Sheila A Skeaff et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2014

    Objective To evaluate the reliability and relative validity of a semi-quantitative FFQ for assessing the habitual intake of multiple nutrients in New Zealand (NZ) adults over the past 12 months. Design A 154-item FFQ was developed. After initial pre-testing, reliability was assessed using intra-class correlations. Relative validity was assessed by comparing nutrient intakes derived from the FFQ v . those from an 8 d diet record (8dWDR) collected …

  • Development and validation of a food-based diet quality index for New Zealand adolescents

    Open AccessJyh Eiin Wong, Winsome R Parnell et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2013

    Higher NZDQI-A scores were associated with more desirable fat and iron intakes. The scores derived from either FQ or 4DFR were comparable and reproducible when repeated within two weeks. The NZDQI-A is relatively valid and reliable in ranking diet quality in adolescents at a group level even in a small sample size. Further studies are required to test the predictive validity of this food-based diet index in larger samples

  • Attitudes to food differ between adolescent dieters and non-dieters from Otago, New Zealand, but overall food intake does not

    Open AccessAnna S Howe, Sandra Mandic et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2013

    Objective There is increasing pressure for adolescents to be thin and this may not always be acted upon in healthy ways; for example, certain foods or food groups may be restricted or meals skipped. As foods are not eaten in isolation it is useful to examine dietary patterns and associated psychosocial factors to better understand eating behaviour. The aim of the present study was to identify correlates of ‘dieting’ in adolescents from Otago, New…

  • Nutrients and foods consumed by New Zealand children on schooldays and non-schooldays

    Open AccessJennifer Rockell, Jennifer E Rockell et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2011

    Objective To describe and compare food and nutrient intakes in New Zealand (NZ) children on schooldays and non-schooldays. Design Secondary analysis of cross-sectional data from the NZ 2002 Children’s Nutrition Survey. Dietary intake was assessed using computer-assisted multi-pass 24 h dietary recalls in the home. Data were adjusted for survey weightings to be representative of the NZ population. The effect of day category on nutrient intake, and…

  • What children eat during afternoons and evenings

    Open AccessJennifer Rockell, Jennifer E Rockell et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2011

    Objective To complete a description of the dietary intakes of New Zealand schoolchildren by describing afternoon and evening foods and nutrients. Design Twenty-four hour dietary recall data from the 2002 Children's Nutrition Survey were analysed to describe food and nutrient intakes during the afternoon (14.00 to 16.59 hours) and evening (17.00 to 23.59 hours). Setting New Zealand homes and schools. Subjects Children ( n 2875) aged 5–14 years. Re…

  • Physical activity and dietary behaviour in a population-based sample of British 10-year old children

    Open AccessEsther Van Sluijs, Esther MF van Sluijs et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2008

    Results indicate that almost 70% of children meet national PA guidelines, indicating that a prevention of decline, rather than increasing physical activity levels, might be an appropriate intervention target. Promotion of daily fruit and vegetable intake in this age group is also warranted, possibly focussing on children from lower socioeconomic backgrounds