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
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 percentagePopulationBMI
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