Prof. Louise Baur

Publications

Allen JR, McCaulay JC, Selby AM, Waters DL, Gruca MA, Baur LA, van Asperen P, Gaskin KJ. Differences in resting energy expenditure between male and female children with cystic fibrosis. J Pediatr 2003; 142:15-19.

O’Connor J, Ball EJ, Steinbeck KS, Davies PSW, Wishart C, Gaskin KJ, Baur LA. Measuring physical activity in children: comparison of doubly labeled water, a physical activity questionnaire, the Tritrac-R3D accelerometer, and an activity diary. Pediatr Ex Sci 2003; 15:202-215.

Denney-Wilson E, Booth ML, Baur LA. Development of the Australian standard definition of child/adolescent overweight and obesity: process and consultation. Nutr & Diet 2003; 60:105-108.

Bermingham M, Baur LA, Bogaert N, Brock K, Steinbeck KSS. Food, activity and family – environmental versus biochemical predictors of weight gain. Eur J Clin Nutr 2003; 57:1242-1249.

Ling AH, Donaghue KC, Howard NJ, Arrowsmith FE, Ward JA, Baur LA, Thompson CH. Intramyocellular lipid and muscle oxygen supply in prepubertal type 1 diabetes. Pediatr Diabetes 2003; 4:126-131.

Baur LA. Treatment of childhood obesity. Australian Prescriber 2003; 26:30-32.

Proietto J, Baur LA. MJA Practice Essentials. Management of Obesity. Med J Aust 2003; 180:474-480.

Baur LA, Denney-Wilson E. Obesity in childhood and adolescence. In: Silink M, Kida K, Rosembloom A, eds. Type 2 diabetes mellitus in childhood and adolescence. London: Martin Dunitz Ltd, 2003; 67-92.

Baur LA. Obesity in childhood and adolescence. Proceedings Nutrition Society of New Zealand 2003; 28:1-10.

Waters EB, Baur LA. Editorial. Childhood obesity: modernity’s scourge. Med J Aust 2003; 178:422-3.

Baur LA. Leading article. The epidemic of childhood obesity: what role do schools play in primary prevention? Nutr Diet 2004; 61:134-135.

Baur LA. The childhood obesity epidemic: tackling the toxic environment. Proceedings 2004 Kidsafe National Playground Conference. Westmead: Kidsafe New South Wales Inc, 2004: 133-142.

Baur LA, O’Connor J. Special considerations in childhood and adolescent obesity. Clinics in Dermatology 2004; 22:338-344.

Lobstein T, Baur L, Uauy R. Obesity in children and young people: A crisis in public health. Report of the International Obesity TaskForce Childhood Obesity Working Group. Obesity Reviews 2004; 5:4-104.

O’Connor J, Youde LS, Allen JR, Baur LA. Obesity and under-nutrition in a tertiary paediatric hospital. J Paediatr Ch Health 2004; 40:299-304.

O’Connor J, Youde LS, Allen JR, Hanson R, Baur LA. Outcomes of a nutrition audit in a tertiary paediatric hospital: implications for service improvement. J Paediatr Ch Health 2004; 40:295-298.

Dowling AM, Steele JR, Baur LA. Can static plantar pressures of prepubertal children be predicted by inked footprints? J Am Podiatric Med Assoc 2004; 94:429-433.

Garnett SP, Hoegler W, Cowell CT, Baur LA, Peat J, Lee J. Relation between hormones and body composition, including bone, in prepubertal children. Am J Clin Nutr 2004; 80:966-972.

Dowling AM, Steele JR, Baur LA. What are the effects of obesity in children on plantar pressure distributions? Int J Obesity and Related Metabolic Research 2004; 28:1514-1519.

Patradoon-Ho P, Scheinberg A, Baur LA. Obesity in children and adolescents with acquired brain injury. Pediatr Rehab 2005; 8:303-308.

Lobstein T, Baur LA. Policies to prevent childhood obesity in the European Union. Eur J Publ Health 2005; 15:576-579

Carver A, Salmon J, Campbell K, Baur LA, Garnett S, Crawford D. How do perceptions of local neighborhood relate to adolescents’ walking and cycling? Am J Health Promotion 2005; 20:139-147.

Shrewsbury VA, Garnett SP, Cowell CT, Crawford D, Baur LA. Mothers’ weight and waist change over five years: the Nepean Study. ANZ J Pub Health 2005; 29: 183-6

McCallum Z, Wake M, Gerner B, Harris C, Gibbons K, Gunn J, Waters E, Baur LA. LEAP (Live, Eat and Play): Can Australian general practitioners tackle childhood overweight/obesity? - Methods and processes from the LEAP (Live, Eat And Play) randomised controlled trial. J Paediatr Ch Health 2005; 41: 488-494.

Garnett SP, Cowell CT, Baur LA, Shrewsbury VA, Chan A, Crawford D, Salmon J, Campbell K, Boulton TJC. Increasing central adiposity: the Nepean longitudinal study of young people aged 7-8 to 12-13 years. Int J Obesity 2005; 25:1843-1849.

Batch JA, Baur LA. MJA Practice Essentials. Management and prevention of obesity and its complications in children and adolescents. Med J Aust 2005; 182:130-135.

Baur LA. Editorial. Childhood obesity – practically invisible. Int J Obesity 2005; 29:351-352.

Timperio A, Ball K, Salmon J, Roberts R, Giles-Corti B, Simmons D, Baur LA, Crawford D. Personal, family, social and environmental correlates of active commuting to school. Am J Prev Med 2006; 30:45-51.

Steinbeck KS, Baur LA, Morris AM, Ghersi D. A proposed protocol for the development of a register of trials of weight management of childhood overweight and obesity. Int J Obesity 2006; 30:2-5.

Golley RK, Magarey AM, Steinbeck KS, Baur LA, Daniels LA. Comparison of metabolic syndrome prevalence using six different definitions in overweight pre-pubertal children enrolled in a weight management study. Int J Obesity 2006; 30:853–860.

Riddiford-Harland DL, Baur LA, Steele JR. Functional strength and power: Is this compromised in obese children? Int J Pediatr Obesity 2006; 1:42-49.

Tam C, Garnett SP, Cowell CT, Campbell K, Cabrera G, Baur LA. Soft drink consumption and excess weight gain in Australian school students: Results from the Nepean study. Int J Obesity 2006; 30:1091-3.

Srinivasan S, Ambler GR, Baur LA, Garnett SP, Tepsa M, Yap F, Ward GM, Cowell, CT. Randomized controlled trial of metformin for obesity and insulin resistance in children and adolescents - improvement in body composition and fasting insulin. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006; 91:2074-2080.

O’Brien LM, Sitha S, Baur LA, Waters KA. Obesity increases the risk for persisting obstructive sleep apnea after treatment in children. Int J Pediatr Otorhinlaryngol 2006; 70:1555-1560.

Hardy LL, Baur LA, Garnett SP, Crawford D, Campbell K, Shrewsbury VA, Cowell CT, Salmon J. Family and home correlates of television viewing in 12-13 year old adolescents: The Nepean Study. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Activity 2006, 3:24 (http://www.ijbnpa.org/content/3/1/24).

Tam C, Garnett SP, Baur LA, de Zegher F, Cowell CT. Opposing influences of prenatal and postnatal growth on the timing of menarche. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006; 91:4369-4379.

Golley RK, Magarey AM, Baur LA, Steinbeck KS, Daniels LA. Twelve-month effectiveness of a parent-led, family focused weight management program for pre-pubertal children - a randomized controlled trial. Pediatrics 2007; 119:517-525.

Jones RA, Okely AD, Collins CE, Morgan PJ, Steele JR, Warren JM, Baur LA, Cliff DP, Burrows T, Cleary J. The HIKCUPS Trial: A multi-site randomized controlled trial of a combined physical activity skill-development and dietary modification program in overweight and obese children. BMC Public Health 2007; 7:15 (http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/7/15)

McCallum Z, Wake M, Gerner B, Baur LA, Gibbons K, Gold L, Gunn J, Harris C, Naughton G, Riess C, Sanci L, Sheehan J, Ukoumunne O, Waters E. Outcome data from the LEAP (Live, Eat And Play) trial: a randomised controlled trial of a primary care intervention for childhood overweight / mild obesity. Int J Obesity 2007; 31: 630-636.

Warren JM, Golley RK, Collins CE, Okely AD, Jones RA, Morgan PJ, Perry RA, Baur LA, Steele JR, Magarey AM. Randomised controlled trials in overweight children: practicalities and realities. Int J Pediatr Obesity 2007; 2:73-85.

Wen LM, Baur LA, Rissel C, Wardle K, Alperstein G, Simpson JM. Early intervention of multiple home visits to prevent childhood obesity in a disadvantaged population: a home-based randomised controlled trial (Healthy Beginnings Trial). BMC Public Health, 2007 7:76 (http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/7/76)

Campbell KJ, Crawford DA, Salmon J, Carver A, Garnett SP, Boulton J, Baur LA. Associations between the home food environment and obesity-promoting eating behaviours in adolescence. Obesity 2007, 15:719-730.

Garnett SP, Baur LA, Srinivasan S, Lee J, Cowell CT. Body mass index and waist circumference in mid childhood and adverse cardiovascular risk clustering in adolescence. Am J Clin Nutr, 2007; 86:549-555.

Waters KA, Mast BT, Vella S, de la Eva R, O’Brien L, Bailey S, Tam CS, Wong M, Baur LA. Structural equation modeling of sleep apnea, inflammation and metabolic dysfunction in children. J Sleep Res 2007; 16:388-395.

Riddiford-Harland DL, Steele JR, Baur LA. The use of ultrasound imaging to measure midfoot plantar fat pad thickness in children. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2007; 37:644-7.

Thomas DE, Elliot EJ, Baur LA. Low glycaemic index or low glycaemic load diets for overweight and obesity (review ID: 0009-04). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2007, Issue 3.

Denney-Wilson E, Baur LA. Adolescent obesity: making a difference to the epidemic. Int J Adol Med and Health 2007; 19: 235-244.

Baur LA, Denney-Wilson E. Obesity in childhood and adolescence. In: Kelnar, Saenger, Cowell & Savage (eds). [[i|Growth Disorders]]. 2nd edition. London: Hodder Arnold, 2007; 540-564.

Baur LA. Child and adolescent obesity. In: Roberton DM, South M (eds). [[i|Practical Paediatrics]], 6th edition. Churchill Livingstone 2007; 76-88.

Alexander SM, Baur LA. Editorial. Childhood obesity: who’s to blame and who’s to pay? Expert Rev Pharmacoeconomics Outcomes Res 2007, 7:95-98.

Denney-Wilson E, Baur LA. Clinical correlates of overweight and obesity. In Hills AP, Byrnes N (eds). Children and Obesity (Volume 6 in the ICSSPE Perspective Series). Routledge, 2007, in press.

De S, Small J, Baur LA. Overweight and obesity among children with developmental disabilities. J Intellect Develop Disabilities, in press. Accepted for publication 2nd July 2007.

O’Connor J, Steinbeck KA, Hill AJ, Booth ML, Kohn MR, Shah S, Baur LA. Evaluation of a community-based weight management program for overweight and obese adolescents: the Loozit study. J Nutr Diet, in press. Accepted for publication 24th August 2007.

Spilchak P, Denney-Wilson E, King L, Baur LA. Tertiary paediatric obesity services in Australia. J Paediatr Ch Health, in press. Accepted for publication, 3rd October 2007.

Denney-Wilson E, Hardy LL, Dobbins T, Okely AD, Baur LA. The association between BMI, waist circumference and chronic disease risk factors in Australian adolescents. Arch Pediatr Adol Med, in press. Accepted for publication, 4th December 2007.

Katzmarzyk PT, Baur LA, Blair SN, Lambert EV, Oppert J-M, Riddoch C, for the International Association for the Study of Obesity Physical Activity Task Force and the Conference Speaker Panel. International Conference on Physical Activity and Obesity in Children: Summary Statement and Recommendations. To be published simultaneously in: Int J Pediatr Obesity 2008; 3:1-19 AND Appl Physiol Nutr Metab, 2008, in press (accepted for publication November 2007).

Timperio A, Salmon J, Ball K, Baur LA, Telford A, Jackson M, Salmon L, Crawford D. Family physical activity and sedentary environments and weight change in children. Int J Pediatr Obesity, in press. Accepted for publication 25th January 2008.

Cretikos MA, Valento L, Britt HC, Baur LA. General practice management of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents in Australia. Medical Care, in press. Accepted for publication March 2008.

Garnett SP, Baur LA, Cowell CT. Waist to height ratio: a simple option for determining excess central adiposity in young people. Am J Clin Nutr, in press. Accepted for publication March 2008.

Swinburn B, Sacks G, Lobstein T, Rigby N, Baur LA, Brownell KD, Gill T, Seidell J, Kumanyika S. The 'Sydney Principles' for reducing the commercial promotion of foods and beverages to children. Public Health Nutrition 2008, in press. Accepted for publication March 2008.

Li M, Li S, Baur LA, Huxley RR. A systematic review of school-based intervention studies for the prevention or reduction of excess weight among Chinese children and adolescents. Obesity Reviews, 2008, in press. Accepted for publication April 2008.