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 correlation
2003
Impact of breastfeeding on anthropometric changes in peri‐urban Toba women (Argentina)
Valeggia C, Ellison P. Impact of breastfeeding on anthropometric changes in peri‐urban Toba women (Argentina). American Journal Of Human Biology 2003, 15: 717-724. PMID: 12953184, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.10202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexBody fat percentageMonths postpartumSkinfold thicknessMaternal body mass indexAdult womenMeasures of BMIFat percentagePostpartum weight retentionSubscapular skinfold thicknessBody composition measuresYears of ageMaternal energy balanceShort-term energy balanceOlder adult womenPublic health perspectiveIntensive breastfeedingMaternal anthropometricsPrepregnancy weightMass indexMaternal ageSerious health threatAnthropometric changesLactational amenorrheaMixed longitudinal design