Luis Fernando Gomez

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Country: Colombia

Publications

  1. ncbi Leisure-time physical activity among women in a neighbourhood in Bogotá, Colombia: prevalence and socio-demographic correlates
    Luis Fernando Gomez
    Fundación FES Social, Bogota, Colombia
    Cad Saude Publica 20:1103-9. 2004
  2. ncbi Built environment attributes and walking patterns among the elderly population in Bogotá
    Luis F Gomez
    Washington University in St Louis, Missouri, USA
    Am J Prev Med 38:592-9. 2010
  3. ncbi [Possible public health implications regarding associations between the degree of urbanisation and electronic media exposure amongst Colombian children]
    Luis F Gomez
    División de Salud Fundación FES Social, Bogota, Colombia
    Rev Salud Publica (Bogota) 10:505-16. 2008
  4. ncbi [Physical activity levels in adults living in Bogotá (Colombia): prevalence and associated factors]
    Luis Fernando Gomez
    División de Salud Fundación FES Social, Bogota, Colombia
    Gac Sanit 19:206-13. 2005
  5. ncbi [Clustering patterns of behavioral risk factors linked to chronic disease among young adults in two localities in Bogota, Colombia: importance of sex differences]
    Luis Fernando Gómez Gutiérrez
    División de Salud de la Fundación FES Social
    Rev Esp Salud Publica 78:493-504. 2004
  6. ncbi Quality of life, physical activity, and built environment characteristics among colombian adults
    Olga L Sarmiento
    Dept of Social Medicine, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota, Colombia
    J Phys Act Health 7:S181-95. 2010
  7. ncbi An inside look at active transportation in Bogotá: a qualitative study
    Janeth Mosquera
    Health Division, FES Foundation, Bogota, Colombia
    J Phys Act Health 9:776-85. 2012
  8. ncbi Time spent traveling in motor vehicles and its association with overweight and abdominal obesity in Colombian adults who do not own a car
    Alberto Flórez Pregonero
    Departamento de Formación, Facultad de Educacion, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia
    Prev Med 54:402-4. 2012
  9. ncbi Household motor vehicle use and weight status among Colombian adults: are we driving our way towards obesity?
    Diana C Parra
    Fundación FES Social, División de salud, Carrera 7 No 73 55 oficina 1202, Bogota, Colombia
    Prev Med 49:179-83. 2009
  10. ncbi An inside look at active transportation in bogotá: a qualitative study
    Janeth Mosquera
    Health Division, FES Foundation, Bogota, Colombia
    J Phys Act Health 9:776-85. 2012

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Publications11

  1. ncbi Leisure-time physical activity among women in a neighbourhood in Bogotá, Colombia: prevalence and socio-demographic correlates
    Luis Fernando Gomez
    Fundación FES Social, Bogota, Colombia
    Cad Saude Publica 20:1103-9. 2004
    ..The results of this study show the high proportion of physically inactive women in a community in Bogotá Intervention strategies should be developed to reinforce recreational weekend activities on promoted by the municipality...
  2. ncbi Built environment attributes and walking patterns among the elderly population in Bogotá
    Luis F Gomez
    Washington University in St Louis, Missouri, USA
    Am J Prev Med 38:592-9. 2010
    ..There is increasing evidence that the built environment has an influence on physical activity; however, little is known about this relationship in developing countries...
  3. ncbi [Possible public health implications regarding associations between the degree of urbanisation and electronic media exposure amongst Colombian children]
    Luis F Gomez
    División de Salud Fundación FES Social, Bogota, Colombia
    Rev Salud Publica (Bogota) 10:505-16. 2008
    ..Determining the association between the degree of urbanisation and excessive television-viewing and video-game use amongst children aged 5 to 12 years old...
  4. ncbi [Physical activity levels in adults living in Bogotá (Colombia): prevalence and associated factors]
    Luis Fernando Gomez
    División de Salud Fundación FES Social, Bogota, Colombia
    Gac Sanit 19:206-13. 2005
    ..To determine the prevalence of physical activity levels in adults aged 18 to 65 years in Bogotá city and identify the factors associated with regular physical activity...
  5. ncbi [Clustering patterns of behavioral risk factors linked to chronic disease among young adults in two localities in Bogota, Colombia: importance of sex differences]
    Luis Fernando Gómez Gutiérrez
    División de Salud de la Fundación FES Social
    Rev Esp Salud Publica 78:493-504. 2004
    ..This study determined the clustering patterns of some behavioral risk factors in young adults aged 18 to 29 years and established the factors associated with having two or more of them...
  6. ncbi Quality of life, physical activity, and built environment characteristics among colombian adults
    Olga L Sarmiento
    Dept of Social Medicine, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota, Colombia
    J Phys Act Health 7:S181-95. 2010
    ..Studies assessing the association between health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) with physical activity (PA) and built environment (BE) characteristics are limited...
  7. ncbi An inside look at active transportation in Bogotá: a qualitative study
    Janeth Mosquera
    Health Division, FES Foundation, Bogota, Colombia
    J Phys Act Health 9:776-85. 2012
    ..The health benefits of physical activity are well documented in scientific literature. Bicycling for transportation is a modality of physical activity that people can incorporate easily into their daily lives...
  8. ncbi Time spent traveling in motor vehicles and its association with overweight and abdominal obesity in Colombian adults who do not own a car
    Alberto Flórez Pregonero
    Departamento de Formación, Facultad de Educacion, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia
    Prev Med 54:402-4. 2012
    ..This study examined associations between time spent traveling in motor vehicles per week (TSTMV) and BMI and abdominal obesity (AO) among Colombian adults residing in urban areas who do not own car...
  9. ncbi Household motor vehicle use and weight status among Colombian adults: are we driving our way towards obesity?
    Diana C Parra
    Fundación FES Social, División de salud, Carrera 7 No 73 55 oficina 1202, Bogota, Colombia
    Prev Med 49:179-83. 2009
    ..To determine the associations between household motor vehicle ownership and weight status among Colombian adults...
  10. ncbi An inside look at active transportation in bogotá: a qualitative study
    Janeth Mosquera
    Health Division, FES Foundation, Bogota, Colombia
    J Phys Act Health 9:776-85. 2012
    ..The health benefits of physical activity are well documented in scientific literature. Bicycling for transportation is a modality of physical activity that people can incorporate easily into their daily lives...
  11. ncbi Walking or bicycling to school and weight status among adolescents from Montería, Colombia
    Carlos Mario Arango
    George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St Louis, MO, USA
    J Phys Act Health 8:S171-7. 2011
    ..Active school transport (AST) is a recommended strategy to promote physical activity (PA) and prevent overweight (OW) in school-aged children. In many developing countries, such as Colombia, this association has not been well characterized...