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
2020
Postpartum amenorrhea duration by sex of the newborn in two natural fertility populations
Hoi A, Daiy K, Altman R, Venners S, Valeggia C, Nepomnaschy P. Postpartum amenorrhea duration by sex of the newborn in two natural fertility populations. American Journal Of Biological Anthropology 2020, 174: 661-669. PMID: 33314035, DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.24193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAccess to electric light is associated with delays of the dim‐light melatonin onset in a traditionally hunter‐gatherer Toba/Qom community
Casiraghi L, Plano S, Fernández‐Duque E, Valeggia C, Golombek D, de la Iglesia H. Access to electric light is associated with delays of the dim‐light melatonin onset in a traditionally hunter‐gatherer Toba/Qom community. Journal Of Pineal Research 2020, 69: e12689. PMID: 32761922, DOI: 10.1111/jpi.12689.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
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 ResearchPOLYGYNY AND WOMEN'S HEALTH IN RURAL MALI
BOVE R, VALA-HAYNES E, VALEGGIA C. POLYGYNY AND WOMEN'S HEALTH IN RURAL MALI. Journal Of Biosocial Science 2013, 46: 66-89. PMID: 23480408, PMCID: PMC3855884, DOI: 10.1017/s0021932013000059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-related experiencesPolygynous womenRural MaliIntra-household relationshipsSocial networksWomen's social networksJunior wivesSocial powerSaharan AfricaSenior wivesUnequal healthMaterial supportMarital structureQualitative dataSupportive relationshipsMixed methodsQualitative analysisDetailed interviewsSocial supportIllness experienceHousehold wealth indexTheory approachHusbandsWivesWealth index
2012
Women's health in urban Mali: Social predictors and health itineraries
Bove R, Vala-Haynes E, Valeggia C. Women's health in urban Mali: Social predictors and health itineraries. Social Science & Medicine 2012, 75: 1392-1399. PMID: 22818488, PMCID: PMC3560408, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.06.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrban MaliTherapeutic itinerariesHealth outcomesHousehold wealthWomen's healthBiomedical careWomen's health outcomesSocial powerMedical careWomen's health indicatorsSocial mediationLow social powerMarital factorsSocial mediatorsQualitative methodsCapital cityComposite scoreCross-sectional studyLess supportHealth indicatorsMali DemographicSocial factorsWoman's husbandHealthcare utilizationUrban settings
2011
Coca-Colonization and Hybridization of Diets among the Tz'utujil Maya
Nagata J, Barg F, Valeggia C, Bream K. Coca-Colonization and Hybridization of Diets among the Tz'utujil Maya. Ecology Of Food And Nutrition 2011, 50: 297-318. PMID: 21888598, DOI: 10.1080/03670244.2011.568911.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttitude to HealthCarbonated BeveragesColonialismCommerceCultureDeveloping CountriesDietEconomic DevelopmentFemaleFood HandlingFood IndustryGuatemalaHumansIndians, Central AmericanInterviews as TopicLatin AmericaMaleMiddle AgedNutritional Physiological PhenomenaObservationPoliticsQualitative ResearchReligionYoung AdultCriticisms of chlorination: social determinants of drinking water beliefs and practices among the Tz'utujil Maya.
Nagata J, Valeggia C, Smith N, Barg F, Guidera M, Bream K. Criticisms of chlorination: social determinants of drinking water beliefs and practices among the Tz'utujil Maya. BULL PAN AM HEALTH ORGAN 2011, 29: 9-16. PMID: 21390414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdultConsumer BehaviorCross-Sectional StudiesCultureCyclonic StormsEthnicityFemaleFresh WaterHalogenationHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansIndians, Central AmericanMaleMiddle AgedOdorantsRefuse DisposalSanitationSocial EnvironmentSocioeconomic FactorsTasteTrustWarfareWater PollutionWater PurificationWater Supply
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 ResearchBody mass index, socio-economic status and socio-behavioral practices among Tz’utujil Maya women
Nagata J, Valeggia C, Barg F, Bream K. Body mass index, socio-economic status and socio-behavioral practices among Tz’utujil Maya women. Economics & Human Biology 2009, 7: 96-106. PMID: 19299213, DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2009.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocio-economic statusSemi-structured interviewsMaya womenMeasures of SESSantiago AtitlánCross-sectional anthropometric measurementsMarket visitsPurposive interviewsParticipant observationRelevant themesInterviewsQuota sampleQualitative analysisMarket distanceYears of schoolingSocial influenceThemesPracticeFuture public health interventionsAtitlánIncomeConsumption of foodDietary diversityPublic health interventionsQuantitative methods
2006
Growth rates and life histories in twenty‐two small‐scale societies
Walker R, Gurven M, Hill K, Migliano A, Chagnon N, De Souza R, Djurovic G, Hames R, Hurtado A, Kaplan H, Kramer K, Oliver W, Valeggia C, Yamauchi T. Growth rates and life histories in twenty‐two small‐scale societies. American Journal Of Human Biology 2006, 18: 295-311. PMID: 16634027, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20510.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
LACTATIONAL AMENORRHOEA IN WELL-NOURISHED TOBA WOMEN OF FORMOSA, ARGENTINA
VALEGGIA C, ELLISON P. LACTATIONAL AMENORRHOEA IN WELL-NOURISHED TOBA WOMEN OF FORMOSA, ARGENTINA. Journal Of Biosocial Science 2004, 36: 573-595. PMID: 15446353, DOI: 10.1017/s0021932003006382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLactational amenorrhoeaPostpartum fertilitySustained positive energy balanceIntensity of nursingBreast feeding practicesMaternal nutritional statusPattern of resumptionNursing parametersPositive energy balanceProspective studyUrinary levelsOvarian functionMaternal nutritionNursing womenProgesterone metabolitesContraceptive effectNutritional statusDiet qualityAmenorrhoeaPostpartum ovulationNursing behaviorWomenDaily activitiesIndividual mothersLactation
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