2018
Height, weight and body mass index of Wichí children from Formosa, Argentina.
Alfonso-Durruty M, Valeggia C. Height, weight and body mass index of Wichí children from Formosa, Argentina. Archivos Argentinos De Pediatria 2018, 116: 359-364. PMID: 30204988, DOI: 10.5546/aap.2018.eng.359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAged Black-and-Gold Howler Monkey Female (Alouatta caraya): A Sign of Reproductive Senescence?
Raño M, Valeggia C, Kowalewski M. Aged Black-and-Gold Howler Monkey Female (Alouatta caraya): A Sign of Reproductive Senescence? Folia Primatologica 2018, 89: 101-110. PMID: 29514149, DOI: 10.1159/000485975.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHormone profilesOld femaleSex hormone profileReproductive hormone profilesOvarian functionEstrone conjugatesHormone valuesProgesterone metabolitesHormonal profileOvarian senescenceReproductive hormonesFemale monkeysHormonal eventsLarger studyEnzyme immunoassayNonhuman primatesCycling femalesAcyclic levelsAged blacksFemalesReproductive senescenceSociosexual behaviorSignsSame populationPopulation
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 paceCohortCambios demográficos en una población rural de la etnia toba del norte de Argentina
Lanza N, Valeggia C. Cambios demográficos en una población rural de la etnia toba del norte de Argentina. Latin American Research Review 2014, 49: 107-128. DOI: 10.1353/lar.2014.0028.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