• Correlates of accelerometer-assessed physical activity in pregnancy?: The 2015 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort Study 

      Da Silva, Shana Ginar; Evenson, Kelly R.; Da Silva, Inacio C. M.; Mendes, Márcio A; Domingues, Marlos Rodrigues; Da Silveira, Mariângela Freitas; Wehrmeister, Fernando César; Ekelund, Ulf; Hallal, Pedro Curi (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Objective methods to measure physical activity (PA) have become available and widely used given the high degree of precision to evaluate PA. However, few studies have used accelerometers to measure PA during pregnancy, ...
    • Physical activity and safety from crime among adults: a systematic review 

      Da Silva, Inacio C. M.; Payne, Valerie L. C.; Hino, Adriano Akira; Varela, Andrea Ramirez; Reis, Rodrigo S.; Ekelund, Ulf; Hallal, Pedro C. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Background: The aim of this study was to review the evidence to date on the association between physical activity and safety from crime. Methods: Articles with adult populations of 500+ participants investigating the ...
    • Physical activity levels in three Brazilian birth cohorts as assessed with raw triaxial wrist accelerometry 

      Da Silva, Inacio C. M.; van Hees, Vincent T.; Ramires, Virgilio V.; Knuth, Alan G.; Bielemann, Renata M.; Ekelund, Ulf; Brage, Søren; Hallal, Pedro C. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-10-30)
      Background: Data on objectively measured physical activity are lacking in low- and middle-income countries. The aim of this study was to describe objectively measured overall physical activity and time spent in ...
    • Physical activity levels objectively measured among older adults: a population-based study in a Southern city of Brazil 

      Ramires, Virgilio V.; Wehrmeister, Fernando César; Böhm, Andrea Wendt; Galliano, Leony; Ekelund, Ulf; Brage, Soren; Da Silva, Inacio C. M. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-02)
      Background: Low levels of physical activity are currently observed in all age groups around the world. Among older adults physical activity is even lower, potentially influencing quality of life, incidence of diseases and ...