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Journal
articles
Allen R, Sayers S, Powers J Singh G. The development and evaluation of a simple method of gestational age estimation. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. accepted June 2008
Sellers EA, Singh GR, Sayers SM. Large waist but low body mass index: the metabolic syndrome in Australian Aboriginal children. Journal of Pediatrics. 2008;153(2):222-7.
Jamieson LM Sayers SM. Oral health investigations of indigenous participants in remote settings: a methods paper describing the dental component of wave lll of an Australian Aboriginal birth cohort study. BMC Oral Health 2008;8:24
Sayers S, Mackerrs D, Halpin S, Singh G. Growth outcomes for Australian Aboriginal children aged 11 years who were born with intrauterine growth retardation at term gestation. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 2007;21:411-417
Bucens I,
Reid A, Sayers S. Risk Factors for Reduced Lung
Function in Australian Aboriginal Children. J
Paediatr Child Health 2006;42:452-457.
Sayers S,
Mackerras D, Singh G. Update on the Aboriginal
Birth Cohort Study. Aborig Islander Health Worker
J 2004;28(2):6-8.
Sayers S,
Mackerras D, Singh G, Reid A. Child size and birth
size as predictors of childhood insulin and glucose
concentrations in the Australian Aboriginal Birth
Cohort. Diab Res Clin Pract 2004;65:151-7.
Mackerras
DEM, Reid A, Sayers SM, Singh GR, Bucens IK, Flynn
KF. Growth and morbidity in children in the Aboriginal
Birth Cohort Study: the urban-rural differential.
Med J Aust 2003;178:56-60. This paper has been
summarised on ABC
Science Online
Sayers S,
Mackerras D, Singh G, Bucens I, Flynn K, Reid
A. An Australian Aboriginal birth cohort: a unique
resource for a life course study of an Indigenous
population. A study protocol. BMC International
Health and Human Rights 2003, 3:1 (06 Mar 2003)
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-698X/3/1
Sayers S,
Powers J. Risk factors for Aboriginal low birthweight,
intrauterine growth retardation and preterm birth
in the Darwin Health Region. Aust N Z J Public
Health 1997;21:524-30.
Sayers S,
Powers J. An evaluation of three methods used
to assess gestational age of aboriginal neonates.
J Paediatr Child Health 1995;31:261.
Sayers S,
Powers J. Birth Size of Australian Aoriginal Babies.
Med J Aust 1993;159:586-590.
Published
Letters to the Editor
Jamison LM,
Sayers SM. Indigenous Health Research - changes
in 60 years. Aust N Z J Public Health 2006;30:385-387.
Click
here for a table comparing 2 studies conducted
nearly 60 years apart.
Published
Abstracts from conference presentations - oral
Singh G, Sayers S. Arterial stiffness and birth weight: Aboriginal Birth Cohort Study 1987-2001 Early Hum Dev. 2007 Oct;83 Suppl 1:S75
Sayers S, Singh G, Mott S. Relationships of blood pressure with birth weight and current weight: Aboriginal Birth Cohort Study 1987-2001 Early Hum Dev. 2007 Oct;83 Suppl 1:S126
Sayers S, Mackerrs D, Singh G. The challenges of a prospective study of an Indigenous Birth Cohort: Aboriginal Birth Cohort 1987-2001 Pediatr Res 2005;58(5):1034
Singh G, Sayers S, Hoy W. Maternal alcohol ingestion in pregnancy predisposes to smaller kidneys and albuminuria in Aboriginal children: Findings from an Aboriginal Birth Cohort Pediatr Res 2005;58(5):1025
Sayers SM,
Mackerras DEM, Singh GR, Reid A, Bucens IK, Flynn
KA. The Australian Aboriginal Birth Cohort, 1987-:
a study in progress of an indigenous population
undergoing epidemiological transition. Pediatr
Res 2003;53(suppl):12A
Sayers, S.
Transitional diseases in an Aboriginal Birth Cohort.
Proceedings of the 5th CAPGAN Meeting, 2001. http://www.capgan.org/nutrition.htm
Published
Abstracts from conference presentations -poster
Wood N, McIntye P, Singh G, Sayers S. Predictors of Hepatitis B immunity in Aboriginal children: The Australian Aboriginal Birth Cohort study. J Paed and Child Health 2008;44:A1
Sellars EAC, Singh G, Sayers S. Prevalence and associations of the metabolic syndrome in Aboriginal children: the Australian Aboriginal Birth Cohort Study 1987-2001 Early Hum Dev. 2007 Oct;83 Suppl 1:S129.
Sellars EAC, Singh G, Sayers S. ApoB/A1 identifies cardiovascular risk in childhood: the Australian Aboriginal Birth Cohort Study 1987-2001 Early Hum Dev. 2007 Oct;83 Suppl 1:S128
Wood N, Singh G, Sayers S. Predictors of hepatitis B immunity in an Aboriginal Birth Cohort Early Hum Dev. 2007 Oct;83 Suppl 1:S142
Singh G, Sayers S. Birth weight, current body composition and grip strength in an Aboriginal birth cohort Early Hum Dev. 2007 Oct;83 Suppl 1:S156
Sayers S, Singh G, Mackerras D, Mott S. Growth and nutritional outcomes of Aboriginal babies born with fetal growth retardation: Aboriginal birth cohort 1987-2007 Early Hum Dev. 2007 Oct;83 Suppl 1:S163
Gunthorpe W, Sayers S. The Australian Aboriginal Birth Cohort Study; is birth size a predictor of depressive symptoms in young adulthood. Early Hum Dev. 2007 Oct; 83 Suppl 1:S126
Sayers S, Mackerrs D, Singh G. Child blood pressure and changes in weight for age Z score: Aboriginal Birth Cohort 1987-2001. Pediatr Res 2005;58(5):1075
Sayers S, Mackerrs D, Singh G. Outcomes of Australian Aboriginal intrauterine growth retarded babies: Aboriginal Birth Cohort 1987-2001 Pediatr Res 2005;58(5):1104
Sayers S,
Mackerras D, Reid A. The Australian Aboriginal
Birth Cohort, 1987-: the interrelationships of
the components for the metabolic syndrome and
birthweight and child weight. Pediatr Res 2003;53(suppl):40A
Singh GR,
Sayers SM, Reid A The Australian Aboriginal Birth
Cohort, 1987-: relationship of birth size to kidney
size and kidney function: the renal dimension
of the fetal origins hypothesis. Pediatr Res 2003;53(suppl):23A
Tangey A,
O'Rourke P, Mackerras D, Sayers S. The Australian
Aboriginal Birth Cohort, 1987-: birthweight, placenta-to-birthweight
ratio and systolic blood pressure. Pediatr Res
2003;53(suppl):32A
Sayers S, Reid A, Mackerras D. Current childhood
size not birth size is related to childhood fasting
plasma insulin and glucose concentrations in Australian
Aboriginal children aged 8-14 years. Diabetes
Research and Clinical Practice 2002; 57(1):S30
Mackerras
D, Singh G. Do definitions of anaemia based on
haemoglobin or haematocrit yield the same prevalence
of anaemia in peri-pubertal children? Asia Pac
J Clin Nutr 2002;11(suppl)S312.
Singh GR,
Sayers SM, Reid A. Relationship of birth size
and Kidney size in an Australian Aboriginal Birth
cohort. Nephrology. 2002;7 (suppl): A72
Singh GR,
Sayers SM, Reid A To examine the relationships
between birth and childhood size and kidney dimensions.
J Am Soc Nephrol. 2002; 13(suppl): 156A.
Sayers S.
Growth of a Top End Aboriginal Birth Cohort. Proceedings
of the 5th CAPGAN Meeting, 2001. http://www.capgan.org/nutrition.htm
Other
conference presentations - oral
Mackerras
D. Comparison of criteria for adolescent adiposity
based on body mass index and skinfolds in the
Aboriginal Birth Cohort Study. Paper presented
at the 22nd National Conference, Dietitians Association
of Australia, May, Melbourne, 2004
Sayers S,
Mackerras D, Singh G, Reid A. An Aboriginal Birth
Cohort Study: Challenges at recruitment and follow-up.
Ninth International Summer School of Public Health
QUT Brisbane November 2003
Sayers S,
Mackerras D, Singh G, Reid A. An Aboriginal Birth
Cohort Study Determinants of insulin resistance
at follow-up. Ninth International Summer School
of Public Health. QUT. Brisbane. November 2003
Sayers S, Mackerras D, Reid A, Singh G, Bucens
I, Flynn K. Exploring the Barker Hypothesis in
an Aboriginal Birth Cohort. Australasian Paediatric
Endocrine Group Annual Scientific Meeting, Kakadu,
Aug, 2002.
Mackerras
D, Sayers S, Reid A, Singh G, Bucens I, Flynn
K. Comparison of growth and morbidity in children
in the Aboriginal Birth Cohort Study living in
the Darwin Health Regions. Paper presented at
the Joint AEA/AFPHM NT Public Health Workshop,
Darwin November, 2001.
Reid A, Sayers
S. An exploration of social variations in Health
in the Aboriginal Birth Cohort Study. Paper presented
at the Joint AEA/AFPHM NT Public Health Workshop,
Darwin November, 2001.
Sayers S,
Mackerras D, Reid A, Singh G, Bucens I, Flynn
K. An Aboriginal birth cohort to test the Barker
hypothesis. Paper presented at the FRACP NT Branch
annual meeting, Darwin, November 2001.
Sayers SM,
Bucens I, Flynn K, Mackerras D, Singh G. An Aboriginal
birth Cohort to test the Barker Hypothesis. Paper
presented at the PSANZ Congress, Brisbane, 2000
Sayers SM,
Bucens I, Flynn K, Mackerras D, Singh G, Wang
Z. Possible cardiovascular risk factors in Aboriginal
children. Paper presented at the 31st Annual PHAA
Conference Darwin September 1999
Other
conference presentations - poster
Singh G,
Sayers S, Hoy W. Maternal alcohol
Mackerras
D, Singh G. Are haemoglobin and haematocrit interchangeable
indicators of anaemia prevalence in Australian
Aboriginal adolescents? Poster presented at the
International Nutritional Anaemia Consultative
Group Symposium, Marrakech, Morocco, February,
2003.
Presentations
at Symposia
Sayers SM
Mackerras DEM, Singh GR Reid A. An Aboriginal
Birth Cohort. Special Symposium on the Early Origins
of Adult Disease Adelaide February 2003 (invited
speaker)
Sayers S,
Mackerras D, Reid A, Singh G, Bucens I, Flynn
K Aboriginal Birth Cohort. National Community
Child Health Council Meeting, Darwin, May 2002.
Sayers S,
Mackerras D, Reid A, Singh G, Bucens I, Flynn
K. An Aboriginal Birth Cohort NT Workshop on the
Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, Darwin,
2002
Sayers S,
Mackerras D, Reid A, Singh G, Bucens I, Flynn
K. An Aboriginal birth cohort to test the Barker
hypothesis. Monash Symposium Perinatal Development
and Early Origins of Adult Disease, Melbourne,
Nov, 2001.
Sayers SM,
Bucens I, Flynn K, Mackerras D, Singh G. An Aboriginal
Birth Cohort. University of Sydney Nutrition Research
Foundation 19th Annual Scientific Symposium Sydney,
December, 2000
Local
Presentations
Sayers S.
Cardiovascular, type 2 diabetes risk factors and
overweight among Australian Aboriginal children
in the Darwin Health Region aged 8-14years Northern
Territory Committee of the RACP 2002 Annual Scientific
Meeting Darwin, November, 2002
Singh G Relationship
of birth size and kidney size in an Australian
Aboriginal Birth Cohort Northern Territory Committee
of the RACP 2002 Annual Scientific Meeting Darwin
November 2002
Reid A. An
exploration of social variations in health using
an indigenous birth cohort. Perth Epidemiology
Group, Perth WA, October 2002
Other
presentations
Mackerras
D, Sayers SM, Reid A, Singh GR, Bucens IK, Flynn
KF. The Aboriginal Birth Cohort Study. Seminar
presented at the Institut fur Statistik, Maximilians-Ludwig
University, Munich Germany, May 2003
Mackerras
D, Sayers SM, Reid A, Singh GR, Bucens IK, Flynn
KF. The Aboriginal Birth Cohort Study. Seminar
presented at the TVW Telethon Institute for Child
Health Research, Perth, WA, May 2002.
Student
theses
Annie Tangey.
Placental size relationships in the Aboriginal
Birth Cohort Study. (in progress, Northern Territory
University)
Articles
"The
oldest and largest cohort study in on the road
again"
In Touch, Newsletter of the Public Health Association
of Australia Inc
Vol 22 : 11 December 2005
http://www.phaa.net.au/intouch/Dec05.pdf
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