scholarly journals P2305Repeated antibiotic exposure up to age 4 years is related to higher body mass at age 4.5 years: longitudinal findings from the growing up in New Zealand cohort

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Chelimo ◽  
S.M.B. Morton ◽  
C.C. Grant
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Antibiotic Exposure

O-155 "getting On" And "fitting In": Children’s Experiences Of Growing Up With Chronic Illness In England, Australia And New Zealand

2014 ◽  
Vol 99 (Suppl 2) ◽  
pp. A83.2-A83
Author(s):  
B Carter ◽  
A Dickinson ◽  
K Ford ◽  
L Bray ◽  
J Arnott ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Chronic Illness ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Fitting In

Changes in body mass index and risk of adolescent psychopathology: a longitudinal cohort study

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
I. Cotter ◽  
C. Healy ◽  
R. King ◽  
DR. Cotter ◽  
M. Cannon
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Adolescent Psychopathology ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Overweight Children ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Reduced Risk

Abstract Background. Abnormal body mass index (BMI) has been associated with development of psychopathology. This association in children is well documented, for both overweight and underweight children. However, the association between change in BMI and the development of psychopathology has been less investigated. Aim. To investigate the association between change in BMI between childhood and adolescence and psychopathology in adolescence. Methods. Data from the Growing Up in Ireland cohort were used. We investigated the ’98 cohort (also known as the child cohort) at age 9/13. BMI, defined using internationally recognised definitions as underweight, healthy or overweight, was used as the exposure, and abnormal Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire scores were used as the outcome. Logistic regression was undertaken for the analysis. All analyses were adjusted for confounders. Results. A change to overweight from healthy BMI was significantly associated with increased risk of psychopathology (adjusted OR 1.66; 95% CI 1.19–2.32). Both change from underweight to healthy (adjusted OR 0.12; 95% CI 0.03–0.43) or from overweight to healthy (adjusted OR 0.47; 95% CI 0.79–0.8) was associated with a significantly reduced risk of developing psychopathology. Discussion. As a child’s BMI returns to within the healthy range, their risk of adolescent psychopathology is reduced. Interventions to restore healthy BMI, in both underweight and overweight, children may reduce their risk of adolescent psychopathology.

scholarly journals Te Reo Māori: indigenous language acquisition in the context of New Zealand English

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 340-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
ELAINE REESE ◽  
PETER KEEGAN ◽  
STUART MCNAUGHTON ◽  
TE KANI KINGI ◽  
POLLY ATATOA CARR ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
English Speakers ◽  
Indigenous Language ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Short Forms ◽  
Communicative Development ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
The Status

AbstractThis study assessed the status of te reo Māori, the indigenous language of New Zealand, in the context of New Zealand English. From a broadly representative sample of 6327 two-year-olds (Growing Up in New Zealand), 6090 mothers (96%) reported their children understood English, and 763 mothers (12%) reported their children understood Māori. Parents completed the new MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory short forms for te reo Māori (NZM: CDI sf) and New Zealand English (NZE: CDI sf). Mothers with higher education levels had children with larger vocabularies in both te reo Māori and NZ English. For English speakers, vocabulary advantages also existed for girls, first-borns, monolinguals, those living in areas of lower deprivation, and those whose mothers had no concerns about their speech and language. Because more than 99% of Māori speakers were bilingual, te reo Māori acquisition appears to be occurring in the context of the acquisition of New Zealand English.

scholarly journals Pre-school nutrition-related behaviours at home and early childhood education services: findings from the Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal study

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 1222-1231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Gerritsen ◽  
Sarah E Anderson ◽  
Susan MB Morton ◽  
Clare R Wall
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
School Nutrition ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
High Adherence ◽  
At Home

AbstractObjectivePre-school nutrition-related behaviours influence diet and development of lifelong eating habits. We examined the prevalence and congruence of recommended nutrition-related behaviours (RNB) in home and early childhood education (ECE) services, exploring differences by child and ECE characteristics.DesignTelephone interviews with mothers. Online survey of ECE managers/head teachers.SettingNew Zealand.SubjectsChildren (n 1181) aged 45 months in the Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal study.ResultsA mean 5·3 of 8 RNB were followed at home, with statistical differences by gender and ethnic group, but not socio-economic position. ECE services followed a mean 4·8 of 8 RNB, with differences by type of service and health-promotion programme participation. No congruence between adherence at home and in ECE services was found; half of children with high adherence at home attended a service with low adherence. A greater proportion of children in deprived communities attended a service with high adherence, compared with children living in the least deprived communities (20 and 12 %, respectively).ConclusionsChildren, across all socio-economic positions, may not experience RNB at home. ECE settings provide an opportunity to improve or support behaviours learned at home. Targeting of health-promotion programmes in high-deprivation areas has resulted in higher adherence to RNB at these ECE services. The lack of congruence between home and ECE behaviours suggests health-promotion messages may not be effectively communicated to parents/family. Greater support is required across the ECE sector to adhere to RNB and promote wider change that can reach into homes.

Pregnant partners: Fathers of the Growing Up in New Zealand children

2014 ◽  
pp. 3940-3960
Author(s):  
Jan Pryor ◽  
Susan Morton ◽  
Dinusha Bandara ◽  
Elizabeth Robinson ◽  
Cameron Grant
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Growing Up
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