Melissa Wake

Diet quality trajectories and cardiovascular phenotypes/metabolic syndrome risk by 11-12 years

Jessica A Kerr, Richard S Liu, Constantine E Gasser, Fiona K Mensah, David Burgner, Kate Lycett, Alanna N Gillespie, Markus Juonala, Susan A Clifford, Tim Olds, Richard Saffery, Lisa Gold, Mengjiao Liu, Peter Azzopardi, Ben Edwards, Terence Dwyer, Melissa Wake

Journal article  |  2021  |  International Journal of Obesity

OBJECTIVE: To investigate associations between early-life diet trajectories and preclinical cardiovascular phenotypes and metaboli..

Equivalence Curves for Healthy Lifestyle Choices

Emily Ng, Melissa Wake, Timothy Olds, Kate Lycett, Edwards Ben, Ha Le, Dorothea Dumuid

Journal article  |  2021  |  Pediatrics

BACKGROUND: Understanding equivalence of time-use trade-offs may inform tailored lifestyle choices. We explored which time realloc..

Insights into adolescent well-being from computerised analysis of written language

Natalie J Shearer, Alanna N Gillespie, Tim S Olds, Fiona K Mensah, Edwards Ben, Julian W Fernando, Yichao Wang, Melissa Wake, Kate Lycett

Journal article  |  2021  |  Acta Paediatrica

AIM: To examine associations between patterns of language use and early adolescent well-being. METHODS: Participants were 1763 Aus..

Plasma B Vitamers: Population Epidemiology and Parent-Child Concordance in Children and Adults

Stephanie Andraos, Beatrix Jones, Clare Wall, Eric Thorstensen, Martin Kussmann, David Cameron-Smith, Katherine Lange, Susan Clifford, Richard Saffery, David Burgner, Melissa Wake, Justin O'Sullivan

Journal article  |  2021  |  Nutrients

SCOPE: B vitamers are co-enzymes involved in key physiological processes including energy production, one-carbon, and macronutrien..

Modifiable Early Childhood Risk Factors for Obesity at Age Four Years

Zarintaj Malihi, Richard Portch, Ladan Hashemi, Deborah Schlichting, Melissa Wake, Susan Morton, Jacinta Fa'alili-Fidow, Fiona Mensah, Tim Olds, Polly Atatoa Carr, Te Kani Kingi, Cameron C Grant, Simon Denny

Journal article  |  2021  |  Childhood Obesity

Background: Childhood obesity is associated with an increased risk of adult obesity and related chronic disea..

Association of in utero antibiotic exposure on childhood ear infection trajectories: Results from a national birth cohort study

Yanhong J Hu, Jing Wang, Joseph Harwell, Melissa Wake

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

AIM: Most prescribed medicines during pregnancy are antibiotics, with unknown effects on a fetus and on the infant's acquired micr..

Population epidemiology and concordance for plasma amino acids and precursors in 11-12-year-old children and their parents

Stephanie Andraos, Katherine Lange, Susan A Clifford, Beatrix Jones, Eric B Thorstensen, Melissa Wake, David P Burgner, Richard Saffery, Justin M O'Sullivan

Journal article  |  2021  |  Scientific Reports

Amino acid (AA) concentrations are influenced by both exogenous (e.g. diet, lifestyle) and endogenous factors (e.g. genetic, trans..

Predictors in Infancy for Language and Academic Outcomes at 11 Years

Patricia Eadie, Edith L Bavin, Lesley Bretherton, Fallon Cook, Lisa Gold, Fiona Mensah, Melissa Wake, Sheena Reilly

Journal article  |  2021  |  Pediatrics

OBJECTIVES: To examine the contribution of early life factors and preschool- and school-aged language abilities to children's 11-y..

Sleep and cardiometabolic health in children and adults: examining sleep as a component of the 24-h day

Lisa Matricciani, Dorothea Dumuid, Catherine Paquet, Francois Fraysse, Yichao Wang, Louise A Baur, Markus Juonala, Sarath Ranganathan, Kate Lycett, Jessica A Kerr, David Burgner, Melissa Wake, Tim Olds

Journal article  |  2021  |  Sleep Medicine

STUDY OBJECTIVES: Sleep, physical activity and sedentary time are all known to play a role in cardiometabolic health. Compositiona..

Clarifying the Sweeping Consequences of COVID-19 in Pregnant Women, Newborns, and Children With Existing Cohorts

Yanhong Jessika Hu, Melissa Wake, Richard Saffery

Journal article  |  2021  |  JAMA Pediatrics