2023
Reproductive inequality in humans and other mammals
Ross C, Hooper P, Smith J, Jaeggi A, Smith E, Gavrilets S, Zohora F, Ziker J, Xygalatas D, Wroblewski E, Wood B, Winterhalder B, Willführ K, Willard A, Walker K, von Rueden C, Voland E, Valeggia C, Vaitla B, Urlacher S, Towner M, Sum C, Sugiyama L, Strier K, Starkweather K, Major-Smith D, Shenk M, Sear R, Seabright E, Schacht R, Scelza B, Scaggs S, Salerno J, Revilla-Minaya C, Redhead D, Pusey A, Purzycki B, Power E, Pisor A, Pettay J, Perry S, Page A, Pacheco-Cobos L, Oths K, Oh S, Nolin D, Nettle D, Moya C, Migliano A, Mertens K, McNamara R, McElreath R, Mattison S, Massengill E, Marlowe F, Madimenos F, Macfarlan S, Lummaa V, Lizarralde R, Liu R, Liebert M, Lew-Levy S, Leslie P, Lanning J, Kramer K, Koster J, Kaplan H, Jamsranjav B, Hurtado A, Hill K, Hewlett B, Helle S, Headland T, Headland J, Gurven M, Grimalda G, Greaves R, Golden C, Godoy I, Gibson M, Mouden C, Dyble M, Draper P, Downey S, DeMarco A, Davis H, Crabtree S, Cortez C, Colleran H, Cohen E, Clark G, Clark J, Caudell M, Carminito C, Bunce J, Boyette A, Bowles S, Blumenfield T, Beheim B, Beckerman S, Atkinson Q, Apicella C, Alam N, Mulder M. Reproductive inequality in humans and other mammals. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2220124120. PMID: 37216525, PMCID: PMC10235947, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2220124120.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 ResearchHuman Milk Oligosaccharide Compositions Illustrate Global Variations in Early Nutrition
Vinjamuri A, Davis J, Totten S, Wu L, Klein L, Martin M, Quinn E, Scelza B, Breakey A, Gurven M, Jasienska G, Kaplan H, Valeggia C, Hinde K, Smilowitz J, Bernstein R, Zivkovic A, Barratt M, Gordon J, Underwood M, Mills D, German J, Lebrilla C. Human Milk Oligosaccharide Compositions Illustrate Global Variations in Early Nutrition. Journal Of Nutrition 2022, 152: 1239-1253. PMID: 35179194, PMCID: PMC9071347, DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxac027.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Demystifying mentorship: Tips for successfully navigating the mentor–mentee journey
Ocobock C, Niclou A, Loewen T, Arslanian K, Gibson R, Valeggia C. Demystifying mentorship: Tips for successfully navigating the mentor–mentee journey. American Journal Of Human Biology 2021, 34: e23690. PMID: 34664346, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23690.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchC‐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 correlationComparison of two human infant urine collection methods for measuring estrone‐3‐glucuronide
Chaney C, Corley M, Valeggia C. Comparison of two human infant urine collection methods for measuring estrone‐3‐glucuronide. American Journal Of Biological Anthropology 2021, 175: 712-717. PMID: 33960410, DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.24299.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 ResearchThe Developmental Origins of Risk and Time Preferences Across Diverse Societies
Amir D, Jordan MR, McAuliffe K, Valeggia CR, Sugiyama LS, Bribiescas RG, Snodgrass JJ, Dunham Y. The Developmental Origins of Risk and Time Preferences Across Diverse Societies. Journal Of Experimental Psychology General 2020, 149: 650-661. PMID: 31512902, DOI: 10.1037/xge0000675.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Measuring subjective social status in children of diverse societies
Amir D, Valeggia C, Srinivasan M, Sugiyama LS, Dunham Y. Measuring subjective social status in children of diverse societies. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0226550. PMID: 31860691, PMCID: PMC6924674, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226550.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncipient 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
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 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 percentagePopulationBMIThe initiation of complementary feeding among Qom indigenous people.
Olmedo S, Valeggia C. The initiation of complementary feeding among Qom indigenous people. Archivos Argentinos De Pediatria 2014, 112: 254-7. PMID: 24862808, PMCID: PMC4415275, DOI: 10.5546/aap.2014.eng.254.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 Research