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The role of early life variables on the risk of fractures from birth to early adolescence: a prospective birth cohort studyP C Hallal
Post Graduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, ZIP 96030 002, Pelotas, Brazil
Osteoporos Int 20:1873-9. 2009..The incidence was 14.2% (95%CI 13.2, 15.2). Male sex, birth length, and maternal age at delivery were positively associated with the risk of fractures...
[Counseling for physical activity as a health education strategy]Fernando Vinholes Siqueira
Centro de Desportos, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brasil
Cad Saude Publica 25:203-13. 2009..There is a need to improve participation by health professionals from different fields to promote physical activity and other healthy behaviors...- [Architectonic barriers for elderly and physically disabled people: an epidemiological study of the physical structure of health service units in seven Brazilian states]Fernando Carlos Vinholes Siqueira
Centro de Ciencias Biologicas e da Saude, Universidade Catolica de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, 96065 000
Cien Saude Colet 14:39-44. 2009.... - [Physical activity in young adults and the elderly in areas covered by primary health care units in municipalities in the South and Northeast of Brazil]Fernando V Siqueira
Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brasil
Cad Saude Publica 24:39-54. 2008..We conclude that sedentary lifestyle is highly prevalent and that disadvantaged socioeconomic groups are more likely to be sedentary... - [Physical activity among health professionals from south and northeast Brazil]Fernando Carlos Vinholes Siqueira
Programa de Pós Graduação em Educação Física, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brasil
Cad Saude Publica 25:1917-28. 2009..The study highlights the importance of education for health professionals aimed at orientation and practice in physical activities and collaboration between primary healthcare workers and physical education teachers... - [Prevalence of falls and associated factors in the elderly]Fernando V Siqueira
Programa de Pós Graduação em Epidemiologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brasil
Rev Saude Publica 41:749-56. 2007..In the group of chronic degenerative diseases, falls are a prevailing among those preventable conditions. The objective of the study was to assess prevalence of falls in the elderly and to describe their associated factors... - Factors considered important for health maintenance by the populationFernando Vinholes Siqueira
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, SC, Brazil
Rev Saude Publica 43:961-71. 2009..To analyze factors that adults and elderly individuals regard as the most important for health maintenance... - Prevalence of falls in elderly in Brazil: a countrywide analysisFernando Vinholes Siqueira
Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brasil
Cad Saude Publica 27:1819-26. 2011..The prevalence of falls differed significantly between the North and other regions of Brazil. The study shows a high prevalence of falls, and underlines the need for preventive strategies targeting modifiable risk factors... - The burden of fractures in Brazil: a population-based studyFernando Vinholes Siqueira
Post Graduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil
Bone 37:261-6. 2005..This study aims to evaluate the prevalence of fractures (lifetime and previous year) and its association with socio-demographic variables and medical diagnosis of osteoporosis... - [Physical activity during commuting by adults and elderly in Brazil: prevalence and associated factors]Marina Cordeiro Madeira
Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brasil
Cad Saude Publica 29:165-74. 2013..The findings show that prevalence of physical activity in commuting in Brazil is low, and that encouraging physically active commuting can be an effective strategy for increasing levels of physical activity and improving health... - Who, when, and how much? Epidemiology of walking in a middle-income countryPedro C Hallal
Post Graduate Program in Epidemiology, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Am J Prev Med 28:156-61. 2005.... - [Habitual snoring and obstructive sleep apnea in adults: population-based study in Southern Brazil]Ricardo B Noal
Programa de Pós Graduação em Epidemiologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
Rev Saude Publica 42:224-33. 2008..To estimate the prevalence of habitual snoring and obstructive sleep apnea and their factors associated... - Gender differences in leisure-time physical activityMario Renato Azevedo
Post Graduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil
Int J Public Health 52:8-15. 2007..To explore the association between gender and leisure-time physical activity in a population-based sample of adults living in Brazil. To study a variety of variables possibly associated with physical activity levels... - [Evolution of the epidemiological research on physical activity in Brazil: a systematic review]Pedro Curi Hallal
Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brasil
Rev Saude Publica 41:453-60. 2007..To describe the evolution of the epidemiological research on physical activity in Brazil... - Epidemiology of physiotherapy utilization among adults and elderlyFernando Vinholes Siqueira
Programa de Pós Graduação em Epidemiologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brasil
Rev Saude Publica 39:663-8. 2005..To analyze the prevalence of physiotherapy utilization and to explore the variables associated to its utilization...