About the Authors

Danielle J. Carson

Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Kima Faasalele-Savusa

Roles Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Obesity, Lifestyle and Genetic Adaptations (OLaGA) Research Center, Nu’uli, American Samoa, Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America

Miracle Loia

Roles Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Obesity, Lifestyle and Genetic Adaptations (OLaGA) Research Center, Nu’uli, American Samoa, Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America

Susie Tasele

Roles Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Obesity, Lifestyle and Genetic Adaptations (OLaGA) Research Center, Nu’uli, American Samoa, Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America

Emele Iosefa

Roles Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Obesity, Lifestyle and Genetic Adaptations (OLaGA) Research Center, Nu’uli, American Samoa

Peresia Tupuola

Roles Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Obesity, Lifestyle and Genetic Adaptations (OLaGA) Research Center, Nu’uli, American Samoa

Kelly C. Sanchez

Roles Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America

Oumaima Kaabi

Roles Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Rachel K. Valencia

Roles Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Mary G. Rossillo

Roles Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Neharika Murthy

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Tolulope Akinade

Roles Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America

Lacey W. Heinsberg

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Health Promotion and Development, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Human Genetics, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Jenna C. Carlson

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Human Genetics, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Biostatistics and Health Data Science, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Clare A. Flannery

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America

Stephen T. McGarvey

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Center for Global Public Health, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

Ashlee N. Wood

Roles Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Scott Anesi

Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Lyndon B Johnson Tropical Medical Center, Pago Pago, American Samoa

Va’atausili Tofaeono

Roles Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation American Samoa Community Cancer Coalition, Nu’uuli, American Samoa

Katie Desobry

Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Lyndon B Johnson Tropical Medical Center, Pago Pago, American Samoa

Bethel T. Muasau-Howard

Contributed equally to this work with: Bethel T. Muasau-Howard, Angela M. Bengtson, Erin E. Kershaw, Nicola L. Hawley

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Lyndon B Johnson Tropical Medical Center, Pago Pago, American Samoa

Angela M. Bengtson

Contributed equally to this work with: Bethel T. Muasau-Howard, Angela M. Bengtson, Erin E. Kershaw, Nicola L. Hawley

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Erin E. Kershaw

Contributed equally to this work with: Bethel T. Muasau-Howard, Angela M. Bengtson, Erin E. Kershaw, Nicola L. Hawley

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nicola L. Hawley

Contributed equally to this work with: Bethel T. Muasau-Howard, Angela M. Bengtson, Erin E. Kershaw, Nicola L. Hawley

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

nicola.hawley@yale.edu

Affiliation Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.