Regina Guthold

Summary

Affiliation: World Health Organization
Country: Switzerland

Publications

  1. ncbi Physical activity and sedentary behavior among schoolchildren: a 34-country comparison
    Regina Guthold
    Department of Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland
    J Pediatr 157:43-49.e1. 2010
  2. ncbi Worldwide variability in physical inactivity a 51-country survey
    Regina Guthold
    Department of Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion, Geneva, Switzerland
    Am J Prev Med 34:486-94. 2008
  3. ncbi Physical activity in 22 African countries: results from the World Health Organization STEPwise approach to chronic disease risk factor surveillance
    Regina Guthold
    Department of Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland
    Am J Prev Med 41:52-60. 2011
  4. ncbi Tobacco use in the European region
    Kathleen Strong
    Department of Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
    Eur J Cancer Prev 17:162-8. 2008
  5. ncbi Socioeconomic inequalities in risk factors for non communicable diseases in low-income and middle-income countries: results from the World Health Survey
    Ahmad 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

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Publications5

  1. ncbi Physical activity and sedentary behavior among schoolchildren: a 34-country comparison
    Regina 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...
  2. ncbi Worldwide variability in physical inactivity a 51-country survey
    Regina 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...
  3. ncbi Physical activity in 22 African countries: results from the World Health Organization STEPwise approach to chronic disease risk factor surveillance
    Regina 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...
  4. ncbi Tobacco use in the European region
    Kathleen 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...
  5. ncbi Socioeconomic inequalities in risk factors for non communicable diseases in low-income and middle-income countries: results from the World Health Survey
    Ahmad 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
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