To investigate the prevalence of, and associations between, prenatal and perinatal risk factors and developmental vulnerability in twins at age 5. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• October 2020

Adolescents with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have increased incidence of cardiometabolic risk factors including dyslipidemia. Atherogenic apolipoprotein (apo) B-lipoprotein remnants are associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• May 2020

Risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension and physical inactivity, are common in Australia, but the prevalence... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• February 2015

Plasma apoB48 remnant lipoproteins associate with cardiometabolic risk factors in adolescents and provide support for the screening of remnant cholesterol in youth ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• May 2020

The New South Wales Child Development Study was established to enable a life course epidemiological approach to identifying risk and protective factors ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• October 2018

The concept of risk is especially salient to obstetric care. Unknown factors can still be responsible for peri-natal morbidity ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2011
• June 2011

In Western countries, Asian children have higher food allergy risk than Caucasian children. The early-life environmental exposures for this discrepancy are unclear. We aimed to compare prevalence of food allergy and associated risk factors between Asian children in Singapore and Australia. ...

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• 2021
• March 2021

The findings suggest that overcrowded living conditions are associated with an increased risk of sexual abuse for some children ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• July 2019

"Psychotic-Like Experiences" (PLEs) are common in the general population. While they are usually transient and resolve spontaneously, they can be distressing and signify increased risk for later psychosis or other psychopathology. It is important to investigate factors associated with PLEs which could be targeted to reduce their prevalence and impact. Males and females are known to experience PLEs differently, but any gender differences in the relationships between PLEs and other, potentially targetable, factors are currently unknown. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• February 2021

The study aimed to explore sociocultural factors influencing the risk of malaria and practices and beliefs towards malaria prevention, transmission and treatment in a remote village in Khatyad Rural Municipality (KRM) of Nepal. A sequential exploratory mixed methods approach was used. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2022
• December 2022

The current study has three aims. First, to identify the prevalence of low educational achievement among children with different levels of contact with the... ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• November 2015

We investigate whether the profile of factors protecting psychosocial functioning of high risk exposed Australian Aboriginal youth are the same as those... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2014
• July 2014