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Child, Maternal and Demographic Factors Influencing Caregiver-Reported Autistic Trait Symptomatology in Toddlers
Current research on children’s autistic traits in the general population relies predominantly on caregiver-report, yet the extent to which individual, caregiver or demographic characteristics are associated wi...
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Modifiable risk factors in the first 1000 days for subsequent risk of childhood overweight in an Asian cohort: significance of parental overweight status
Many studies have identified early-life risk factors for subsequent childhood overweight/obesity, but few have evaluated how they combine to influence risk of childhood overweight/obesity. We examined associat...
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Postnatal height and adiposity gain, childhood blood pressure and prehypertension risk in an Asian birth cohort
There have been hypotheses that early life adiposity gain may influence blood pressure (BP) later in life. We examined associations between timing of height, body mass index (BMI) and adiposity gains in early ...
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Open AccessHuman genome meeting 2016
O1 The metabolomics approach to autism: identification of biomarkers for early detection of autism spectrum disorder
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Open AccessMaternal sensitivity, infant limbic structure volume and functional connectivity: a preliminary study
Mechanisms underlying the profound parental effects on cognitive, emotional and social development in humans remain poorly understood. Studies with nonhuman models suggest variations in parental care affect th...
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Open AccessThe psychometric properties of the Quantitative-Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (Q-CHAT) as a measure of autistic traits in a community sample of Singaporean infants and toddlers
There is growing research evidence that subclinical autistic traits are elevated in relatives of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), continuously distributed in the general population and likely t...
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Open AccessPrenatal maternal depression alters amygdala functional connectivity in 6-month-old infants
Prenatal maternal depression is associated with alterations in the neonatal amygdala microstructure, shedding light on the timing for the influence of prenatal maternal depression on the brain structure of the...
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Body fat in Singaporean infants: development of body fat prediction equations in Asian newborns
Prediction equations are commonly used to estimate body fat from anthropometric measurements, but are population specific. We aimed to establish and validate a body composition prediction formula for Asian new...
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Parental smoking and childhood refractive error: the STARS study
To assess the relationship between parental smoking and childhood refractive errors in Singapore Chinese children aged 6–72 months recruited through the STrabismus, Amblyopia, and Refractive errors in Singapor...
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Comparison of measurements of time outdoors and light levels as risk factors for myopia in young Singapore children
To compare methods to measure time outdoor and light levels, two possible predictors of myopia, in Singapore children.
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Replication of 13 obesity loci among Singaporean Chinese, Malay and Asian-Indian populations
Recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified 38 obesity-associated loci among European populations. However, their contribution to obesity in other ethnicities is largely unknown.
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Prevalence and risk factors for refractive errors and ocular biometry parameters in an elderly Asian population: the Singapore Longitudinal Aging Study (SLAS)
To determine the prevalence rates of refractive errors and pattern of ocular biometry in a multi-ethnic elderly Asian population.
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Impact of symptomatic dry eye on vision-related daily activities: The Singapore Malay Eye Study
To examine the impact of symptomatic dry eye on vision-related daily activities.
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Breastfeeding and association with refractive error in young Singapore Chinese children
The objective of this study was to investigate an association between spherical refractive error and breastfeeding.
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Quantitative retinal vascular calibre changes in diabetes and retinopathy: the Singapore Malay eye study
To describe the relationship of retinal vascular calibre with diabetes and diabetic retinopathy in an Asian population.
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Direct costs of myopia in Singapore
To estimate the direct costs of myopia in Singapore children.
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Body mass index and its effects on retinal vessel diameter in 6-year-old children
To examine the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and other anthropometric measures with retinal vessel diameter in children.
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Hip Fracture Incidence Rates in Singapore 1991–1998
In this population-based study, we determined the incidence rates of hip fracture among Singapore residents aged 50 years and above. Information was obtained from a centralized database system which captured ...
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The Incidence of Hip Fracture in Four Asian Countries: The Asian Osteoporosis Study (AOS)
The Asian Osteoporosis Study (AOS) is the first multicenter study to document and compare the incidence of hip fracture in four Asian countries. Hospital discharge data for the year 1997 were obtained for the...
