Early determinants of physical activity in adolescence: prospective birth cohort studyPedro C Hallal
Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Duque de Caxias 250 3 piso 96030 002 Pelotas RS, Brazil
BMJ 332:1002-7. 2006
..To examine the effects of early social, anthropometric, and behavioural variables on physical activity in adolescence...
Objectively measured physical activity in the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohortFelipe Fossati Reichert
Physical Education School, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
Med Sci Sports Exerc 44:2369-75. 2012
..The aim of this study was to describe the patterns of objectively measured physical activity in Brazilian adolescents...
[Self-reported health status in adolescents, adults and the elderly]Felipe Fossati Reichert
Grupo de Estudos em Epidemiologia da Atividade Física, Escola Superior de Educação Física, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, 96055 630 Pelotas RS
Cien Saude Colet 17:3353-62. 2012
..Health approaches must recognize this fact and transcend the simplistic model where health is dichotomized into the sick and the non-sick...
- Validation of the Netherlands physical activity questionnaire in Brazilian children
Renata M Bielemann
Post Graduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 8:45. 2011
..There is a need to assess the reliability of these instruments, especially for researches in children. The aim of this study was to determine the validity of the Netherlands Physical Activity Questionnaire (NPAQ)...
- Priorities in health: what do they mean to Brazilian adults?
Felipe Fossati Reichert
Escola Superior de Educação Física, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Rua Luiz de Camões 625, Pelotas, Brazil
Cad Saude Publica 26:775-85. 2010
..The importance attributed to health-related factors changes markedly among population subgroups...
- Physical activity as a predictor of adolescent body fatness: a systematic review
Felipe Fossati Reichert
Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
Sports Med 39:279-94. 2009
..Further studies are needed in order to generate evidence-based recommendations for the quantity and quality of adolescent physical activity required to prevent or treat adolescent obesity...
- Self-reporting versus parental reporting of physical activity in adolescents: the 11-year follow-up of the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort study
Felipe F Reichert
Programa de Pós Graduação em Epidemiologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Rua Marechal Deodoro 1160, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
Cad Saude Publica 26:1921-7. 2010
..Kappa values indicated low agreement for all comparisons (kappa < 0.33 for all analyses). Measurement of physical activity in adolescents is complex, and available instruments should be validated prior to their use...
- The role of perceived personal barriers to engagement in leisure-time physical activity
Felipe F Reichert
Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Am J Public Health 97:515-9. 2007
..We sought to identify perceived personal barriers to physical activity and examine the potential association between these barriers and sociodemographic and behavioral variables, including participation in leisure-time physical activity...
- Correlates of leisure-time physical activity differ by body-mass-index status in Brazilian adults
Pedro Curi Hallal
Universidade Federal de Pelotas, RS, Brazil
J Phys Act Health 5:571-8. 2008
..The objective of this study was to evaluate physical activity (PA) levels in adults and their association with sex, age, and education level across categories of body mass index (BMI)...
- [Epidemiology of elevated triciptal and subscapular skinfolds in adolescents]
Rodrigo Pereira Duquia
Programa de Pós Graduação em Epidemiologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brasil
Cad Saude Publica 24:113-21. 2008
..We concluded that the main predictors of adiposity were maternal and socioeconomic characteristics. We recommend that further studies on this issue apply other methods to estimate body composition in order to confirm our results...
- Gender differences in leisure-time physical activity
Mario 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...
- Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between physical activity and blood pressure in adolescence: birth cohort study
Pedro C Hallal
Post Graduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil
J Phys Act Health 8:468-74. 2011
..To explore cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between self-reported and accelerometry-based physical activity (PA) and blood pressure (BP) between 11 and 14 years of age...
- [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...
- Risk factors for chronic non-communicable diseases and the CARMEN Initiative: a population-based study in the South of Brazil
Marcelo Fernandes Capilheira
Programa de Pós Graduação em Epidemiologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brasil
Cad Saude Publica 24:2767-74. 2008
..The accumulation of risk factors for CNCD is frequent in the study population and the identification of the most common combinations is essential for planning future interventions...
- Who, when, and how much? Epidemiology of walking in a middle-income country
Pedro 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
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- Prevalence and associated factors with sunscreen use in Southern Brazil: A population-based study
Rodrigo Pereira Duquia
Programa de Pós Graduação em Epidemiologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brazil
J Am Acad Dermatol 57:73-80. 2007
..Sunscreen use is important for the prevention of skin cancer, but population-based information about its prevalence and associated factors are scarce in Brazil...
