2022
Body norms, body image, and media in a market‐integrating indigenous population in Argentina: A mixed‐methods investigation
Daiy K, Frieson T, Palacio‐Londono L, Barnes I, Olmedo S, Aranda P, Cirigliano F, Valeggia C. Body norms, body image, and media in a market‐integrating indigenous population in Argentina: A mixed‐methods investigation. American Journal Of Human Biology 2022, 35: e23813. PMID: 36196909, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23813.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Incipient Neighborhood and Socioeconomic Stratification Associated to Nutritional Status in Indigenous Qom Preschoolers from Formosa, Argentina
Olmedo S, Valeggia C, Berra S. Incipient Neighborhood and Socioeconomic Stratification Associated to Nutritional Status in Indigenous Qom Preschoolers from Formosa, Argentina. Ecology Of Food And Nutrition 2019, 59: 279-293. PMID: 31818142, DOI: 10.1080/03670244.2019.1700976.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcess weightNutritional statusOverall prevalenceBody mass indexYears of ageMass indexSectional studyHigh prevalenceFamily socioeconomic characteristicsAnthropometric measuresSocioeconomic characteristicsProper nutritionPrevalenceSocioeconomic levelVulnerable groupsChildrenLow accessStatusChildren's homesSevere deprivationWeightIndigenous populations
2015
Health of Indigenous Peoples
Valeggia C, Snodgrass J. Health of Indigenous Peoples. Annual Review Of Anthropology 2015, 44: 117-135. DOI: 10.1146/annurev-anthro-102214-013831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh maternal morbidityPoor health situationMaternal morbidityChronic diseasesLower life expectancyPsychoemotional changesDisease loadSubstance abuseChild mortalityHigh infantHealth careLife expectancyIndigenous populationsHealth indicatorsHealth situationMortalityBiocultural frameworkHealthDevastating effectsPopulationMorbidityInfantsCultural barriersIllnessMalnutrition
2014
Indigenous populations in transition: An evaluation of metabolic syndrome and its associated factors among the Toba of northern Argentina
Lagranja E, Phojanakong P, Navarro A, Valeggia C. Indigenous populations in transition: An evaluation of metabolic syndrome and its associated factors among the Toba of northern Argentina. Annals Of Human Biology 2014, 42: 84-90. PMID: 25004443, PMCID: PMC4428908, DOI: 10.3109/03014460.2014.932008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetabolic syndromeRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseHigh blood pressureLevels of triglyceridesPublic health concernBlood pressureMenopausal womenOverall prevalenceReproductive ageHigh prevalenceClinical measuresBody fatHealth problemsSyndromeLogistic regressionHealth concernMetabolic conditionsWomenPrevalenceDiseaseIndigenous populationsHigh percentagePopulationBMIAnálisis longitudinal del comportamiento reproductivo de una población Toba en transición
Lanza N, Valeggia C. Análisis longitudinal del comportamiento reproductivo de una población Toba en transición. Revista Brasileira De Estudos De População 2014, 31: 117-134. DOI: 10.1590/s0102-30982014000100007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLast birthFirst birthPrimary infertility rateSignificant lifestyle changesInfertility rateLifestyle changesMother's ageFertility rateWomenAgeBirthFertility parametersYounger cohortsTotal fertility rateIndigenous populationsAge-specific fertility ratesImportant declineParity progression ratiosPopulationReproductive paceCohort
2013
The Reproductive Transition in an Indigenous Population of Northern Argentina
Lanza N, Valeggia C, Peláez E. The Reproductive Transition in an Indigenous Population of Northern Argentina. Biodemography And Social Biology 2013, 59: 212-230. PMID: 24215260, DOI: 10.1080/19485565.2013.833784.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Nutritional status and socioeconomic change among Toba and Wichí populations of the Argentinean Chaco
Valeggia C, Burke K, Fernandez-Duque E. Nutritional status and socioeconomic change among Toba and Wichí populations of the Argentinean Chaco. Economics & Human Biology 2009, 8: 100-110. PMID: 19959406, PMCID: PMC3470426, DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2009.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research