https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 Great 'app-eal' but not there yet: a review of iPhone nutrition applications relevant to child weight management https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:28148 12 years were identified. Key words were chosen to identify apps applicable to children, focusing on nutrition. Results: A total of 27 apps were included. Most apps (24/27) were not based on evidence-informed recommendations. A third of apps were developed in the USA (n = 10; 37%) and were free (67%), nine apps required upfront payment, with a mean cost of $A2.80 (range $A0.99-$A7.49). The most common nutrition features were the promotion of energy balance (n = 12 apps) and guidance on appropriate portion size (n = 15). The most common behaviour change feature was goal setting (n = 15). The five apps that scored most highly against the characteristics reviewed were: Calorie Counter Pro by My Net Diary, Weight Watchers, Swap It Don't Stop It, Control My Weight by CalorieKing and Rate What I Ate-Photo Diet Tracker. Conclusions: Very few apps were identified that could be used in education or support behavioural interventions for child obesity. There is a need to harness this technology and evaluate the applicability and use within childhood obesity research interventions.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:36:38 AEDT ]]> High maternal serum ferritin in early pregnancy and risk of spontaneous preterm birth https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:28439 75th percentile (≥43 µg/l) (OR 1.49, 95 % CI 1.06, 2.10) and >90th percentile (≥68 µg/l) (OR 1.92, 95 % CI 1.25, 2.96). Increased odds of early and moderate-to-late sPTB were associated with ferritin levels >90th percentile (OR 2.50, 95 % CI 1.32, 4.73) and >75th percentile (OR 1.56, 95 % CI 1.03, 2.37), respectively. No association was found between the risk of sPTB and elevated sTfR levels or Fe deficiency. In conclusion, elevated maternal serum ferritin levels in early pregnancy are associated with an increased risk of sPTB from 34 weeks of gestation. The usefulness of early pregnancy ferritin levels in identifying women at risk of sPTB warrants further investigation.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:29:04 AEDT ]]>