2024
Variation in diurnal cortisol patterns among the Indigenous Shuar of Amazonian Ecuador
Liebert M, Urlacher S, Madimenos F, Gildner T, Cepon‐Robins T, Harrington C, Bribiescas R, Sugiyama L, Snodgrass J. Variation in diurnal cortisol patterns among the Indigenous Shuar of Amazonian Ecuador. American Journal Of Human Biology 2024, e24056. PMID: 38517108, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.24056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiurnal cortisol productionIndigenous ShuarAmazonian EcuadorCortisol patternsHypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axisBody mass indexLife courseHigh-income populationsHPA axis activityCortisol awakening responseDiurnal cortisol patternsDiurnal salivary cortisol patternsHuman stress responseHuman evolutionSalivary cortisol patternsBiological sexDiurnal cortisol declineAwakening responseHigh-income settingsHPA axisCortisol parametersCortisol productionDiurnal slopeAxis activityResource context
2021
C‐reactive protein in adult Samoans: Population variation and physiological correlates
Rivara AC, Corley M, Choy CC, Duckham RL, Pomer A, Reupena MS, Viali S, Naseri T, Kershaw EE, Crouter SE, McGarvey ST, Bribiescas RG, Valeggia C, Hawley NL. C‐reactive protein in adult Samoans: Population variation and physiological correlates. American Journal Of Human Biology 2021, 34: e23646. PMID: 34260111, PMCID: PMC8758804, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-reactive proteinBody mass indexCardiometabolic disease riskMeasures of adiposityAdult SamoansCRP correlateDisease riskSerum C-reactive proteinMeasures of BMICardiometabolic risk markersPercent body fatSex-dependent associationsCardiometabolic markersCardiometabolic riskCRP quartileMass indexUnadjusted analysesRisk markersBody fatKruskal-Wallis testAdiposityPacific Islander populationsSpearman rank correlationFirst examinationRank correlationLow prevalence of anemia among Shuar communities of Amazonian Ecuador
DeLouize A, Liebert M, Madimenos F, Urlacher S, Schrock J, Cepon‐Robins T, Gildner T, Blackwell A, Harrington C, Amir D, Bribiescas R, Snodgrass J, Sugiyama L. Low prevalence of anemia among Shuar communities of Amazonian Ecuador. American Journal Of Human Biology 2021, 34: e23590. PMID: 33749068, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23590.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnemia prevalenceBody mass indexImportant global health challengeGlobal health challengeAnemia preventionHemoglobin levelsMass indexAnemia ratesLow prevalenceRisk populationsAdult menAdult womenHealth challengesPrevalenceAnemiaAmerican indigenous populationsShuar of EcuadorSouth American indigenous populationsTotal sampleIndigenous populationsPopulation