For participants

Three cohorts cover different life stages.

Eligibility

Keiki — actively enrolling

  • Birth through 5 years old
  • No removable metal in or on body
  • No prior major body-shape-altering surgeries

Kids and Adults — currently closed

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Incentives

Adult participants — or the parental/guardian unit of minor participants — receive a gift card on visit completion, plus copies of their data. Some may qualify for follow-up visits with additional compensation.

Procedure

Single visits run 2–5 hours depending on cohort. All participants complete questionnaires, body measurements, DXA scans, BIA, and 3D optical scans. See scans & tests for the per-cohort breakdown.

Get in touch

Phone. (808) 440-5234

Visit. University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center, 701 Ilalo Street, Honolulu, HI 96813

Additional study sites are available at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center.

Stay in the loop

New publications, study announcements, and research updates — occasional, no spam.