Elaine Rush
Biographic Data
| ID | 7186438 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elaine Rush |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elaine |
| FAMILY NAME | Rush |
| SIGNATURE | RUSH E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Auckland University of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7713-6203 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Importance of Pedestrian Network Connectivity for Adolescent Health
The research aim was to investigate associations between objectively-assessed built environment attributes and metabolic risk in adolescents of Pacific Islands ethnicity, and to consider the possible mediating effect of physical activity and sedentary time. Youth ( n = 204) undertook a suite of physical assessments including body composition, blood sampling, and blood pressure measurements, and seven day accelerometry. Objective measures of the n…
Correlates of Gross Motor Competence in Children and Adolescents
Beyond the randomised controlled trial and BMI – evaluation of effectiveness of through-school nutrition and physical activity programmes
Invited Commentary – Evidence has been slow to accumulate that school physical activity and nutrition interventions are effective at slowing the rate of physical growth and reducing the prevalence of obesity in children. This is in part because of the need for randomised controlled trials (RCT) that meet strict quality criteria. In addition, the focus on BMI-for-age criteria to define obesity and overweight, and therefore the outcome of ‘effectiv…
In response to Letter to the Editor
Body composition in offspring of New Zealand women
These measurements provide early evidence for gender and ethnic differences in the distribution of fat and might help identify who is most likely to benefit from intervention in the first few years of life to reduce risk of chronic disease including diabetes
Growth centiles of Pacific children living in Auckland, New Zealand
These charts support the need to prioritize interventions for Pacific families to address childhood obesity. These centile curves could help assess the relative growth of Pacific children and identify children for further assessment and treatment
Population differences in the relationship between height, weight, and adiposity
The study of human variation in adiposity and lean mass is important for understanding core processes in human evolution, and is increasingly a public health concern as the “obesity epidemic” expands globally. The dominant measure of population differences in adiposity is Body Mass Index (BMI), which suffers from systematic biases across populations due to variation in the relationship between true body fat, height and weight. Here we develop sim…
Mapping the availability and accessibility of healthy food in rural and urban New Zealand – Te Wai o Rona
Objective Uptake of advice for lifestyle change for obesity and diabetes prevention requires access to affordable ‘healthy’ foods (high in fibre/low in sugar and fat). The present study aimed to examine the availability and accessibility of ‘healthy’ foods in rural and urban New Zealand. Design We identified and visited (‘mapped’) 1230 food outlets (473 urban, 757 rural) across the Waikato/Lakes areas (162 census areas within twelve regions) in N…
Vitamin D status of Year 3 children and supplementation through schools with fortified milk
Objective To evaluate levels of vitamin D 3 and HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C), and the ratio of HDL-C to LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C), in schoolchildren receiving vitamin-D-fortified, fat-depleted, high-Ca milk in schools. Design Cross-sectional study of previously randomised schools receiving supplemental milk, compared with a matched control group. Setting Low-decile Year 1–6 schools in the Waikato region of New Zealand. Subjects Year 3 children from eith…
Relationships between a walk test, body size and metabolic risk among a New Zealand Māori community
Increasing numbers of MS components are associated with slower walking. The 4MWT is an easy assessment of functional limitation, which may have use in guiding intervention
Increasing activity and improving nutrition through a schools-based programme
Project Energize is a through-school nutrition and activity programme that is being evaluated in a 2-year, cluster-randomised, longitudinal study. The present paper describes the background of the programme and study, the programme development and delivery, the study methodology including randomisation, measurement and analysis tools and techniques, and the mix of the study population. The programme is being delivered to sixty-two primary schools…
Development and piloting of a community health worker-based intervention for the prevention of diabetes among New Zealand Maori in Te Wai o Rona
Objective The progression from impaired glucose tolerance (IGT)/impaired fasting glucose (IFG) to type 2 diabetes can be prevented or delayed through intensive lifestyle changes. How to translate this to implementation across whole communities remains unclear. We now describe the results to a pilot of a personal trainer (Maori Community Health Worker, MCHW) approach among Maori in New Zealand. Design, setting and subjects A randomised cluster-con…
Validation of a 7-day physical activity diary against doubly-labelled water
It is concluded that the categorized physical activity diary measured TEE with limited accuracy but presents an inexpensive, convenient method of discriminating individual and group physical activity patterns
Population differences in the relationship between height, weight, and adiposity
The study of human variation in adiposity and lean mass is important for understanding core processes in human evolution, and is increasingly a public health concern as the “obesity epidemic” expands globally. The dominant measure of population differences in adiposity is Body Mass Index (BMI), which suffers from systematic biases across populations due to variation in the relationship between true body fat, height and weight. Here we develop sim…
Increasing activity and improving nutrition through a schools-based programme
Project Energize is a through-school nutrition and activity programme that is being evaluated in a 2-year, cluster-randomised, longitudinal study. The present paper describes the background of the programme and study, the programme development and delivery, the study methodology including randomisation, measurement and analysis tools and techniques, and the mix of the study population. The programme is being delivered to sixty-two primary schools…
Development and piloting of a community health worker-based intervention for the prevention of diabetes among New Zealand Maori in Te Wai o Rona
Objective The progression from impaired glucose tolerance (IGT)/impaired fasting glucose (IFG) to type 2 diabetes can be prevented or delayed through intensive lifestyle changes. How to translate this to implementation across whole communities remains unclear. We now describe the results to a pilot of a personal trainer (Maori Community Health Worker, MCHW) approach among Maori in New Zealand. Design, setting and subjects A randomised cluster-con…
Validation of a 7-day physical activity diary against doubly-labelled water
It is concluded that the categorized physical activity diary measured TEE with limited accuracy but presents an inexpensive, convenient method of discriminating individual and group physical activity patterns
Vitamin D status of Year 3 children and supplementation through schools with fortified milk
Objective To evaluate levels of vitamin D 3 and HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C), and the ratio of HDL-C to LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C), in schoolchildren receiving vitamin-D-fortified, fat-depleted, high-Ca milk in schools. Design Cross-sectional study of previously randomised schools receiving supplemental milk, compared with a matched control group. Setting Low-decile Year 1–6 schools in the Waikato region of New Zealand. Subjects Year 3 children from eith…
Relationships between a walk test, body size and metabolic risk among a New Zealand Māori community
Increasing numbers of MS components are associated with slower walking. The 4MWT is an easy assessment of functional limitation, which may have use in guiding intervention
Mapping the availability and accessibility of healthy food in rural and urban New Zealand – Te Wai o Rona
Objective Uptake of advice for lifestyle change for obesity and diabetes prevention requires access to affordable ‘healthy’ foods (high in fibre/low in sugar and fat). The present study aimed to examine the availability and accessibility of ‘healthy’ foods in rural and urban New Zealand. Design We identified and visited (‘mapped’) 1230 food outlets (473 urban, 757 rural) across the Waikato/Lakes areas (162 census areas within twelve regions) in N…
Growth centiles of Pacific children living in Auckland, New Zealand
These charts support the need to prioritize interventions for Pacific families to address childhood obesity. These centile curves could help assess the relative growth of Pacific children and identify children for further assessment and treatment
Population differences in the relationship between height, weight, and adiposity
The study of human variation in adiposity and lean mass is important for understanding core processes in human evolution, and is increasingly a public health concern as the “obesity epidemic” expands globally. The dominant measure of population differences in adiposity is Body Mass Index (BMI), which suffers from systematic biases across populations due to variation in the relationship between true body fat, height and weight. Here we develop sim…
Body composition in offspring of New Zealand women
These measurements provide early evidence for gender and ethnic differences in the distribution of fat and might help identify who is most likely to benefit from intervention in the first few years of life to reduce risk of chronic disease including diabetes
Beyond the randomised controlled trial and BMI – evaluation of effectiveness of through-school nutrition and physical activity programmes
Invited Commentary – Evidence has been slow to accumulate that school physical activity and nutrition interventions are effective at slowing the rate of physical growth and reducing the prevalence of obesity in children. This is in part because of the need for randomised controlled trials (RCT) that meet strict quality criteria. In addition, the focus on BMI-for-age criteria to define obesity and overweight, and therefore the outcome of ‘effectiv…
In response to Letter to the Editor
Correlates of Gross Motor Competence in Children and Adolescents
The Importance of Pedestrian Network Connectivity for Adolescent Health
The research aim was to investigate associations between objectively-assessed built environment attributes and metabolic risk in adolescents of Pacific Islands ethnicity, and to consider the possible mediating effect of physical activity and sedentary time. Youth ( n = 204) undertook a suite of physical assessments including body composition, blood sampling, and blood pressure measurements, and seven day accelerometry. Objective measures of the n…
Medicine (11 works) · Demography (7 works) · Demography (6 works) · Obesity (6 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 works) · Physical therapy (5 works) · Biology (4 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Internal Medicine (4 works)