• Accelerometer-Measured Daily Step Counts and Adiposity Indicators among Latin American Adults: A Multi-Country Study 

      Ferrari, Gerson; Marqués, Adilson; Barreira, Tiago V.; Kovalskys, Irina; Gómez, Georgina; Rigotti, Attilio; Cortés, Lilia Yadira; Yépez García, Martha Cecilia; Pareja, Rossina G.; Herrera-Cuenca, Marianella; Guajardo, Viviana; Leme, Ana Carolina B.; Guzmán Habinger, Juan [Univ Mayor, Sci Fac, Sports Med & Phys Act Specialty, Chile]; Valdivia-Moral, Pedro; Suarez-Reyes, Mónica; Ihle, Andreas; Gouveia, Elvio R.; Fisberg, Mauro (MDPI, 2021-05)
      The aim of the present study was to examine the sex-related associations between accelerometer-measured daily step counts and adiposity indicators in adults from eight Latin American countries. We analyzed data from 2524 ...
    • Active Transportation and Obesity Indicators in Adults from Latin America: ELANS Multi-Country Study 

      Guzmán Habinger, Juan [Univ Mayor, Sci Fac, Sports Med & Phys Act Specialty, Chile]; Lobos Chavez, Javiera; Mahecha Matsudo, Sandra [Univ Mayor, Sci Fac, Chile]; Kovalskys, Irina; Gómez, Georgina; Rigotti, Attilio; Cortés Sanabria, Lilia Yadira; Yepez Garcia, Martha Cecilia; Pareja, Rossina G.; Herrera-Cuenca, Marianella; Zalcman Zimberg, Iona; Guajardo, Viviana; Pratt, Michael; Cofre Bolados, Cristian; Farias Valenzuela, Claudio; Marques, Adilson; Peralta, Miguel; Leme, Ana Carolina B.; Fisberg, Mauro; Oliveira Werneck, Andre; Rodrigues da Silva, Danilo; Ferrari, Gerson (MDPI Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020-10)
      Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the association between active transportation and obesity indicators in adults from eight Latin American countries. Methods: Data from the ELANS study, an observational ...
    • Anthropometry, dietary intake, physical activity and sitting time patterns in adolescents aged 15-17 years: an international comparison in eight Latin American countries 

      Ferrari, Gerson Luis de Moraes [Univ Mayor, Ctr Invest Fisiol Ejercicio CIFE, Chile]; Kovalskys, Irina; Fisberg, Mauro; Gómez, Georgina; Rigotti, Attilio; Cortés Sanabria, Lilia Yadira; Yepez García, Martha Cecilia; Pareja Torres, Rossina Gabriella; Herrera-Cuenca, Marianella; Zalcman Zimberg, Iona; Guajardo, Viviana; Pratt, Michael; Nogueira Previdelli, Agatha; Scholes, Shaun; Celis-Morales, Carlos A. [Univ Mayor, Ctr Exercise Physiol Res CIFE, Chile]; Solé, Dirceu; ELANS Study Group (BioMed Central Ltd., 2020-01)
      Background: Although there is high prevalence of obesity and other cardiovascular risk factors among Latin American adolescents, there is limited evidence on dietary intake and physical activity (PA) patterns in this ...
    • Association between Active Transportation and Public Transport with an Objectively Measured Meeting of Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity and Daily Steps Guidelines in Adults by Sex from Eight Latin American Countries 

      Herreros-Irarrazabal, Diego [Univ Mayor, Sci Fac, Sports Med & Phys Act Specialty, Chile]; Guzmán-Habinger, Juan [Univ Mayor, Sci Fac, Sports Med & Phys Act Specialty, Chile]; Mahecha Matsudo, Sandra [Univ Mayor, Sci Fac, Sports Med & Phys Act Specialty, Chile]; Kovalskys, Irina; Gómez, Georgina; Rigotti, Attilio; Cortes, Lilia Yadira; Yepez García, Martha Cecilia; Pareja, Rossina G.; Herrera-Cuenca, Marianella; Farias-Valenzuela, Claudio; Marqués, Adilson; Leme, Ana Carolina B.; Fisberg, Mauro; Drenowatz, Clemens; Ferrari, Gerson (MDPI, 2021-11)
      This study aimed to examine the associations between active transportation and public transport and the objectively measured meeting of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and steps per day guidelines in adults ...
    • Brazilian Study of Nutrition and Health (EBANS) - Brazilian data of ELANS: methodological opportunities and challenges 

      de Moraes Ferrari, Gerson Luis [Univ Mayor, CIFE, Santiago, Chile]; Fisberg, Mauro; Kovalskys, Irina; Previdelli, Agatha Nogueira; Zimberg, Iona Zalcman; Wolf Tasca Del'Arco, Ana Paula (ASSOC MEDICA BRASILEIRA, 2019)
      BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies with dietary variables are complex methodologically, being the researcher responsible for anticipating, controlling, reducing and preventing methodological errors. Obesity accounts for ...
    • Comparison of self-report versus accelerometer - measured physical activity and sedentary behaviors and their association with body composition in Latin American countries 

      de Moraes Ferrari, Gerson Luis [Univ Mayor, CIFE, Chile]; Kovalskys, Irina; Fisberg, Mauro; Gómez, Georgina; Rigotti, Attilio; Cortés Sanabria, Lilia Yadira; Yepez García, Martha Cecilia; Pareja Torres, Rossina Gabriella; Herrera-Cuenca, Marianella; Zimberg, Iona Zalcman; Guajardo, Viviana; Pratt, Michael; Miranda Pires, Carlos Andre; Colley, Rachel C.; ole, Dirceu; ELANS Study Grp (Public Library of Science, 2020-04)
      Background: Most population-based studies from Latin America have used questionnaires to measure physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviors (SB). Low reliability and validity of the questionnaires has limited the ...
    • Correlates of body fat and waist circumference in children from Sao Caetano do Sul, Brazil 

      de Moraes Ferrari, Gerson Luis [Univ Mayor, CIFE]; Sole, Dirceu; Pires, Carlos; Matsudo, Víctor; Katzmarzyk, Peter T.; Fisberg, Mauro (ABRASCO-ASSOC BRASILEIRA POS-GRADUACAO & SAUDE COLETIVA, 2019)
      The purpose of this study was to examine potential correlates of body fat (BF) and waist circumference (WC) in children. The sample included 328 children (169 boys) aged 9-11 years. BF (%) was measured using a bioelectrical ...
    • Dietary sources of sodium among Brazilian population: data from Latin American Nutrition and Health Study (ELANS) 

      Ferrari, Gerson Luis de Moraes [Univ Mayor, Ctr Invest Fisiol Ejercicio]; de Mello, Aline Veroneze; Fisberg, Mauro; Previdelli, Agatha Nogueira; Grande de Franca, Natasha Aparecida; Kovalskys, Irina (SOC ESPANOLA DIETETICA & CIENCIAS ALIMENTACION-SEDCA, 2019)
      Introduction: The average daily intake of sodium in Brazil is 4.11 g/d, which is higher than that in most countries worldwide. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the main food sources of sodium in a representative ...
    • Factors associated with objectively measured total sedentary time and screen time in children aged 9-11 years 

      de Moraes Ferrari, Gerson Luis [Univ Mayor, Ctr Invest Fisiol Ejercicio, Santiago, Chile]; Pires, Carlos; Sole, Dirceu; Matsudo, Víctor; Katzmarzyk, Peter T.; Fisberg, Mauro (SOC BRASIL PEDIATRIA, 2019)
      Objective: To identify factors associated with total sedentary time and screen time in children aged 9-11 years. Methods: For seven consecutive days, 328 children (51.5% boys) used accelerometers to monitor total sedentary ...
    • Food sources of added sugar: Brazilian data (EBANS) from Latin American Nutrition and Health Study (ELANS) 

      de Moraes Ferrari, Gerson Luis [Univ Mayor, CIFE, Santiago, Chile]; Previdelli, Agatha Nogueira; Fisberg, Mauro; Mello, de Veroneze Aline; Grande de Franca, Natasha Aparecida; Kovalskys, Irina (SOC ESPANOLA DIETETICA & CIENCIAS ALIMENTACION-SEDCA, 2019)
      Introduction: Brazil has the second highest per capita consumption of sugar in the world and added sugar (AS) contributes to 12.6% of the total energy intake. Objective: To investigate the main food sources of AS intake ...
    • Methodological design for the assessment of physical activity and sedentary time in eight Latin American countries - The ELANS study 

      de Moraes Ferrari, Gerson Luis [Univ Mayor, CIFE, Chile]; Kovalskys, Irina; Fisberg, Mauro; Gómez, Georgina; Rigotti, Attilio; Cortés Sanabria, Lilia Yadira; Yepez García, Martha Cecilia; Pareja Torres, Rossina Gabriella; Herrera-Cuenca, Marianella; Zimberg, Iona Zalcman; Guajardo, Viviana; Pratt, Michael; Scholes, Shaun; Goncalves, Priscila Bezerra; Sole, Dirceu (Elsevier BV, 2020-03)
      Worldwide studies of physical activity and sedentary time have historically under-represented low- and middle-income countries due to the lack of surveillance data. The purpose of this paper is to describe the methods and ...
    • Socio-demographic patterning of objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behaviours in eight Latin American countries: Findings from the ELANS study 

      Ferrari, Gerson Luis de Moraes [Univ Mayor, Ctr Invest Fisiol Ejercicio CIFE, Chile]; Kovalskys, Irina; Fisberg, Mauro; Gomez, Georgina; Rigotti, Attilio; Cortes Sanabria, Lilia Yadira; Yepez Garcia, Martha Cecilia; Pareja Torres, Rossina Gabriella; Herrera-Cuenca, Marianella; Zimberg, Iona Zalcman; Guajardo, Viviana; Pratt, Michael; Cristi-Montero, Carlos; Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Fernando; Scholes, Shaun; Celis-Morales, Carlos A.; Chaput, Jean-Philippe; Sole, Dirceu (Chile. Universidad Mayor, 2020)
      Physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviours (SB) are two independent risk factors for non-communicable diseases. However, there is a lack of objectively measured information on PA and SB in low- and middle-income ...
    • Socio-demographic patterns of public, private and active travel in Latin America: Cross-sectional findings from the ELANS study 

      de Moraes Ferrari, Gerson Luis [Univ Mayor, CIFE, Chile]; Kovalskys, Irina; Fisberg, Mauro; Gómez, Georgina; Rigotti, Attilio; Cortés Sanabria, Lilia Yadira; Yepez García, Martha Cecilia; Pareja Torres, Rossina Gabriella; Herrera-Cuenca, Marianella; Zimberg, Iona Zalcman; Guajardo, Viviana; Pratt, Michael; Goncalves, Priscila Bezerra; Rosales-Salas, Jorge Agustín [Univ Mayor, Ctr Econ & Polit Sociales, Chile]; Cristi-Montero, Carlos; Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Fernando; Waddell, Heather; Petermann-Rocha, Fanny; Celis-Morales, Carlos A. [Univ Mayor, Ctr Exercise Physiol Res CIFE, Chile]; Chaput, Jean-Philippe; Scholes, Shaun; Sole, Dirceu (Elsevier BV, 2020-03)
      Background: Active travel such as walking or cycling has been associated with more favorable health outcomes. However, evidence on patterns of transportation in Latin America is scarce. Therefore, the aim of this study was ...
    • Sociodemographic inequities and active transportation in adults from Latin America: an eight-country observational study 

      Ferrari, Gerson; Guzmán-Habinger, Juan [Univ Mayor, Med Deporte & Actividad Fis, Fac Ciencias, Chile]; Chávez, Javiera L.; Werneck, Andre O.; Silva, Danilo R.; Kovalskys, Irina; Gómez, Georgina; Rigotti, Attilio; Cortés, Yadira Lilia; Yépez García, Martha Cecilia; Pareja, Rossina G.; Herrera-Cuenca, Marianella; Drenowatz, Clemens; Cristi-Montero, Carlos; Marqués, Adilson; Peralta, Miguel; Leme, Ana Carolina B.; Fisberg, Mauro (BMC, 2021-08-26)
      Background: Active transportation is a crucial sort of physical activity for developing sustainable environments and provides essential health benefits. This is particularly important in Latin American countries because ...


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