2008
Social stressors, mental health, and physiological stress in an urban elite of young Afghans in Kabul
Panter‐Brick C, Eggerman M, Mojadidi A, McDade TW. Social stressors, mental health, and physiological stress in an urban elite of young Afghans in Kabul. American Journal Of Human Biology 2008, 20: 627-641. PMID: 18663740, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdolescentAdultAfghanistanBrief Psychiatric Rating ScaleCross-Sectional StudiesEpstein-Barr Virus InfectionsFamily ConflictFemaleHealth Status IndicatorsHumansHypertensionMalePrevalenceSeroepidemiologic StudiesSex DistributionSocial ClassSocial EnvironmentStress, PhysiologicalStress, PsychologicalUrban PopulationYoung AdultConceptsPsychosocial distressElevated EBV antibody titersMental healthEBV antibody titersDiastolic blood pressureMental health assessmentPoor mental healthMental health problemsSocial stressorsBlood pressureAntibody titersHealth problemsPsychosocial stressPhysical healthHealth assessmentPhysiological wellbeingRandom sampleDistressPhysiological markersDay stressorsWomenHealthFamily stressorsPhysiological functionsUrban elites
1996
Proximate Determinants of Birth Seasonality and Conception Failure in Nepal
Panter-Brick C. Proximate Determinants of Birth Seasonality and Conception Failure in Nepal. Population Studies 1996, 50: 203-220. PMID: 11613333, DOI: 10.1080/0032472031000149306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLive birthsEndocrinological measuresLife-table analysisRate of conceptionRisk of conceptionNegative energy balanceOvarian functionLactational amenorrhoeaReproductive historyEndocrinological dataNursing patternsHuman fecundityConception failureWomen's exposureProgesterone profilesBehavioral determinantsBirthRural NepalConception rateBirth seasonalityWomenBehavioral variablesExposurePer centEnergy balance
1995
Inter-individual and seasonal weight variation in rural Nepali women
Panter-Brick C. Inter-individual and seasonal weight variation in rural Nepali women. Journal Of Biosocial Science 1995, 27: 215-233. PMID: 7738083, DOI: 10.1017/s0021932000022719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal energy expenditureBody weightMid-upper arm circumferenceHigher physical activity levelsRural Nepali womenWeight changeNon-pregnant womenBody mass indexPhysical activity levelsEnergy expenditureUpper arm circumferenceBody weight changesSeasonal weight variationInitial body weightMass indexArm circumferenceNonlactating womenFood intakePhysical activityAnthropometric measuresThin womenInter-individual variationWeight lossWomenActivity levels
1993
Mother‐child food allocation and levels of subsistence activity in rural Nepal
Panter‐Brick C. Mother‐child food allocation and levels of subsistence activity in rural Nepal. Ecology Of Food And Nutrition 1993, 29: 319-333. DOI: 10.1080/03670244.1993.9991314.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnergy intakeRural Nepali womenEnergy expenditureMother-child pairsHigher energy intakeBody massSocio-economic statusConsecutive daysIntakeFood portionsYear oldsWomenSignificant differencesYoung childrenSignificant increaseNepali womenRural NepalChildrenMothersDaysSupplementary foodFood allocationMinutesSeasonality of reproductive function and weight loss in rural Nepali women
Panter-Brick C, Lotstein D, Ellison P. Seasonality of reproductive function and weight loss in rural Nepali women. Human Reproduction 1993, 8: 684-690. PMID: 8314959, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a138120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnergy expenditure levelsOvarian functionHormonal disturbancesWeight lossProgesterone levelsRural Nepali womenSalivary progesterone profilesBody mass indexCurrent nutritional statusNepali womenMass indexNepali populationNutritional statusOwn controlReproductive functionWomenProgesterone profilesRural African womenAfrican womenLoss of fecundityBody massWestern womenEnergy imbalanceLevelsWeightSeasonality of energy expenditure during pregnancy and lactation for rural Nepali women
Panter-Brick C. Seasonality of energy expenditure during pregnancy and lactation for rural Nepali women. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 1993, 57: 620-628. PMID: 8480676, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/57.5.620.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1992
Hemoglobin levels and step test performance of men and women in Nepal
Panter-Brick C, Miller D, Eggerman M. Hemoglobin levels and step test performance of men and women in Nepal. American Journal Of Human Biology 1992, 4: 481-491. PMID: 28524397, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.1310040407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower hemoglobin levelsHemoglobin levelsElevated pulse rateStep test performanceSelf-paced physical activityExercise step testHemoglobin valuesMild anemiaPhysical activityHeart rateNet mechanical efficiencyPulse rateWomenDlOxygen uptakeMenNepali womenStep testGurkha soldiersTest performanceRecovery time