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| Regina GutholdSummaryAffiliation: World Health Organization Country: Switzerland Publications
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Physical activity and sedentary behavior among schoolchildren: a 34-country comparisonRegina Guthold
Department of Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland
J Pediatr 157:43-49.e1. 2010..To describe and compare levels of physical activity and sedentary behavior in schoolchildren from 34 countries across 5 WHO Regions...
Worldwide variability in physical inactivity a 51-country surveyRegina Guthold
Department of Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion, Geneva, Switzerland
Am J Prev Med 34:486-94. 2008..Physical inactivity is an important risk factor for chronic diseases, but for many (mainly developing) countries, no prevalence data have ever been published...
Physical activity in 22 African countries: results from the World Health Organization STEPwise approach to chronic disease risk factor surveillanceRegina Guthold
Department of Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland
Am J Prev Med 41:52-60. 2011..Baseline physical activity data are needed to effectively plan programs and policies to prevent noncommunicable diseases, but for many African countries these data are lacking...
Tobacco use in the European regionKathleen Strong
Department of Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Eur J Cancer Prev 17:162-8. 2008..The overall prevalence declines slightly by 2015 for male daily smokers to 33.5% but increases for female daily smokers to 20.1%. The increase in female smokers is most apparent in the eastern, southern and western parts of Europe...
Socioeconomic inequalities in risk factors for non communicable diseases in low-income and middle-income countries: results from the World Health SurveyAhmad Reza Hosseinpoor
Department of Health Statistics and Information Systems, World Health Organization, 20, Avenue Appia, Geneva, CH 1211, Switzerland
BMC Public Health 12:912. 2012....
