Journal Articles
Wendt, A,
Ricardo, LI, Botelho, V, Knuth, A, Rachadel, D, Salvo, D, Hallal, PC, Crochemore-Silva, I (2026)
Examining the associations of physical activity prevalence with gross domestic product and Fragile state index: A 51-country study,
Journal of Sports Sciences, 44(8), pp.1034-1044, ISSN: 0264-0414. DOI:
10.1080/02640414.2026.2628399.
Ricardo, LIC, Machado, AKF, Wendt, A, Losso, E, Hirschmann, B, Hirschmann, R, Wehrmeister, FC (2026)
HPV non-vaccination inequalities in Brazilian girls: National Survey of School Health, 2019,
Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, 31(2), e13472024, ISSN: 1413-8123. DOI:
10.1590/1413-81232026312.13472024.
Martins, RC,
Ricardo, LIC, Crochemore-Silva, I, Demarco, FF, Munhoz, TN, Levandowski, ML, Cademartori, MG, Schuch, HS, Hallal, PC (2025)
How COVID-19 pandemic impacted students’ and staff ’s physical activity at a Brazilian University?,
Revista Brasileira de Atividade Física & Saúde, 29, pp.1-18, DOI:
10.12820/rbafs.29e0364.
Costa, CDS, Wendt, A, Machado, AKF,
Ricardo, LIC, Werneck, ADO, Louzada, MLDC (2025)
Ultra-processed food consumption is related to screen time among Brazilian adolescents, adults and older adults,
British Journal of Nutrition, 133(1), pp.118-125, ISSN: 0007-1145. DOI:
10.1017/s0007114524002848.
Ricardo, LIC, Wendt, A, Tornquist, D, Gonçalves, H, Wehrmeister, F, da Silva, BGC, Tovo-Rodrigues, L, Santos, I, Barros, A, Matijasevich, A, Hallal, PC, Domingues, M, Ekelund, U, Bielemann, RM, Crochemore-Silva, I (2024)
Gender Gap for Accelerometry-Based Physical Activity Across Different Age Groups in 5 Brazilian Cohort Studies,
Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 21(11), pp.1158-1166, ISSN: 1543-3080. DOI:
10.1123/jpah.2024-0018.
Wehrmeister, FC, Ferreira, LZ, Amouzou, A, Blumenberg, C, Fayé, C,
Ricardo, LIC, Maiga, A, Vidaletti, LP, Melesse, DY, Costa, JC, Blanchard, AK, Barros, AJD, Boerma, T (2024)
Identifying and Characterizing the Poorest Urban Population Using National Household Surveys in 38 Cities in Sub-Saharan Africa,
Journal of Urban Health, 101(S1), pp.5-17, ISSN: 1099-3460. DOI:
10.1007/s11524-023-00805-z.
Kagoye, S, Minja, J,
Ricardo, L, Shabani, J, Bajaria, S, Msuya, S, Hanson, C, Mahundi, M, Msuya, I, Simba, D, Ismail, H, Boerma, T, Masanja, H (2024)
High Child Mortality and Interventions Coverage in the City of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Are the Poorest Paying an Urban Penalty?,
Journal of Urban Health, 101(S1), pp.92-106, ISSN: 1099-3460. DOI:
10.1007/s11524-023-00813-z.
Blumenberg, C, Costa, JC,
Ricardo, LI, Jacobs, C, Ferreira, LZ, Vidaletti, LP, Wehrmeister, FC, Barros, AJD, Faye, C, Boerma, T (2024)
Coverage, Trends, and Inequalities of Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Indicators among the Poor and Non-Poor in the Most Populous Cities from 38 Sub-Saharan African Countries,
Journal of Urban Health, 101(S1), pp.31-44, ISSN: 1099-3460. DOI:
10.1007/s11524-023-00806-y.
Chavez-Ugalde, IY, de Vocht, F, Jago, R, Adams, J, Ong, KK, Forouhi, NG, Colombet, Z,
Ricardo, LIC, van Sluijs, E, Toumpakari, Z (2024)
Ultra-processed food consumption in UK adolescents: distribution, trends, and sociodemographic correlates using the National Diet and Nutrition Survey 2008/09 to 2018/19,
European Journal of Nutrition, 63(7), pp.2709-2723, ISSN: 1436-6207. DOI:
10.1007/s00394-024-03458-z.
Ricardo, LIC, Smith, AD, Hesketh, KR, Chavez-Ugalde, Y, Lee, E-Y, van Sluijs, EMF (2024)
Cross-sectional associations of gender identity and sexual orientation, with co-occurrence and clustering of health-related behaviours among British adolescents: Millennium cohort study,
Preventive Medicine, 186, pp.108084-108084, ISSN: 0091-7435. DOI:
10.1016/j.ypmed.2024.108084.
Ryan, M,
Ricardo, LIC, Nathan, N, Hofmann, R, van Sluijs, E (2024)
Are school uniforms associated with gender inequalities in physical activity? A pooled analysis of population-level data from 135 countries/regions,
Journal of Sport and Health Science, 13(4), pp.590-598, ISSN: 2095-2546. DOI:
10.1016/j.jshs.2024.02.003.
Smith, AD, Dodd, HF,
Ricardo, L, van Sluijs, E (2024)
Gender Differences in Caregivers’ Attitudes to Risky Child Play in Britain: A Cross-Sectional Study,
Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 21(4), pp.365-374, ISSN: 1543-3080. DOI:
10.1123/jpah.2023-0676.
Dourado, FM, Oliveira, NL,
Ricardo, LIC, Santos, LD, Nardi, ATD, Botton, CE, Pfeifer, LO, Vasques, LM, Santos, LP, Silva, LND, Moraes, BG, Helal, L, Umpierre, D (2024)
Análise da situação de saúde dos idosos usuários de uma política municipal de atividades físicas,
Revista Brasileira de Medicina de Família e Comunidade, 18(45), p.3480, ISSN: 1809-5909. DOI:
10.5712/rbmfc18(45)3480.
Wendt, A, Bielemann, RM, Wehrmeister, FC,
Ricardo, LIC, Müller, WDA, Machado, AKF, da Cruz, MF, Bertoldi, AD, Brage, S, Ekelund, U, Tovo-Rodrigues, L, Crochemore-Silva, I (2024)
Is rest-activity rhythm prospectively associated with all-cause mortality in older people regardless of sleep and physical activity level? The ‘Como Vai?’ Cohort study,
PLOS ONE, 19(2), pp.e0298031-e0298031, DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0298031.
Ferreira, L, Wehrmeister, F, Dirksen, J, Vidaletti, LP, Pinilla-Roncancio, M, Kirkby, K,
Ricardo, L, Barros, A, Hosseinpoor, AR (2024)
A composite index; socioeconomic deprivation and coverage of reproductive and maternal health interventions,
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 102(02), pp.105-116, ISSN: 0042-9686. DOI:
10.2471/blt.23.290866.
Wendt, A, Machado, AKF, da Silva, BGC, Costa, CS,
Ricardo, LIC, da Silva, SG (2024)
Inequalities in Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Television Viewing According to Age Among a Brazilian Adult Population,
Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 21(2), pp.146-154, ISSN: 1543-3080. DOI:
10.1123/jpah.2022-0409.
Wendt, A, Costa Martins, R, Kramer Fiala Machado, A,
Ricardo, LIC, Ginar da Silva, S, Gonçalves Cordeiro da Silva, B, Mielke, GI, Rodrigues Domingues, M, Hallal, PC, Crochemore-Silva, I (2024)
Women Movement Behaviors During Pregnancy and 2 Years After Childbirth: Physical Activity, Sedentary Time, Sleep, and Rhythm Changes in a Brazilian Birth Cohort,
Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal, 32(1), ISSN: 1063-6161. DOI:
10.1123/wspaj.2024-0021.
Wendt, A, Machado, AKF, Costa, CS, Rachadel, D, Crochemore‐Silva, I, Brazo‐Sayavera, J, Hembecker, PK,
Ricardo, LIC (2023)
Health inequalities in Brazilian adolescents: Measuring and mapping gaps in a cross‐sectional school‐based survey,
Health Science Reports, 6(12), e1761, ISSN: 2398-8835. DOI:
10.1002/hsr2.1761.
Ricardo, LIC, Gatica-Domínguez, G, Neves, PAR, Vaz, JDS, Barros, AJD, Wehrmeister, FC (2023)
Sociodemographic inequalities in vegetables, fruits, and animal source foods consumption in children aged 6–23 months from 91 LMIC,
Frontiers in Nutrition, 10, 1046686, DOI:
10.3389/fnut.2023.1046686.
Neves, PAR, Armenta-Paulino, N, Arroyave, L,
Ricardo, LIC, Vaz, JS, Boccolini, CS, Richter, L, Peréz-Escamilla, R, Barros, AJD (2022)
Prelacteal feeding and its relationship with exclusive breastfeeding and formula consumption among infants in low- and middle-income countries,
Journal of Global Health, 12, 04104, ISSN: 2047-2978. DOI:
10.7189/jogh.12.04104.
Machado, AKF,
Ricardo, LIC, Wendt, A, Wehrmeister, FC (2022)
Association between sleep duration and academic, cognitive and socioeconomic outcomes: A systematic literature review of population-based studies,
Sleep Epidemiology, 2, pp.100034-100034, ISSN: 2667-3436. DOI:
10.1016/j.sleepe.2022.100034.
Romanzini, M, Silva, DRPD,
Ricardo, LIC, Farias Júnior, JC, Barbosa, AO, Silva, SGD, Crochemore-Silva, I, Moura, IRD, Prazeres Filho, A, Sasaki, JE, Reichert, FF (2022)
Mensuração da atividade física e comportamento sedentário: uma análise baseada em grupos de pesquisa,
Revista Brasileira de Atividade Física & Saúde, 27, pp.1-8, ISSN: 1413-3482. DOI:
10.12820/rbafs.27e0279.
Crochemore-Silva, I, Sasaki, JE, Wendt, A, Prazeres Filho, A, Barbosa, AO, Silva, DRPD, Reichert, FF, Moura, IRD, Farias Júnior, JCD, Silva, SGD,
Ricardo, LIC, Romanzini, M (2022)
Grupo de Trabalho em Mensuração da Atividade Física e Comportamento Sedentário: uma breve Apresentação,
Revista Brasileira de Atividade Física & Saúde, 27, pp.1-4, ISSN: 1413-3482. DOI:
10.12820/rbafs.27e0274.
Neves, PAR, Vaz, JS,
Ricardo, LIC, Armenta‐Paulino, NN, Barros, AJD, Richter, L, Rollins, N, Peréz‐Escamilla, R (2022)
Disparities in early initiation of breast feeding and prelacteal feeding: A study of low‐ and middle‐income countries,
Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, 36(5), pp.741-749, ISSN: 0269-5022. DOI:
10.1111/ppe.12871.
Ricardo, LIC, Hallal, P, Domingues, MR, Oliveira, RS, Blumenberg, C, Tornquist, D, Tornquist, L, Barros, F, Crochemore‐Silva, I (2022)
Association between objectively measured physical activity of parents and children: The 2015 Pelotas birth cohort,
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 32(8), pp.1287-1296, ISSN: 0905-7188. DOI:
10.1111/sms.14177.
Ricardo, LIC, Wendt, A, Costa, CDS, Mielke, GI, Brazo-Sayavera, J, Khan, A, Kolbe-Alexander, TL, Crochemore-Silva, I (2022)
Gender inequalities in physical activity among adolescents from 64 Global South countries,
Journal of Sport and Health Science, 11(4), pp.509-520, ISSN: 2095-2546. DOI:
10.1016/j.jshs.2022.01.007.
Wendt, Machado, Costa, Blumenberg, Ricardo, Martins, Mielke, (2022)
Rural-urban differences in physical activity and TV-viewing in Brazil,
Rural and Remote Health, DOI:
10.22605/rrh6937.
Leão, OADA, Domingues, MR, Bertoldi, AD,
Ricardo, LIC, Müller, WDA, Tornquist, L, Martins, RC, Murray, J, Silveira, MF, Crochemore-Silva, I, Curi Hallal, P, Mielke, GI (2022)
Effects of Regular Exercise During Pregnancy on Early Childhood Neurodevelopment: The Physical Activity for Mothers Enrolled in Longitudinal Analysis Randomized Controlled Trial,
Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 19(3), pp.203-210, ISSN: 1543-3080. DOI:
10.1123/jpah.2021-0477.
Ricardo, LIC, Knuth, AG, Nunes, BP, Hallal, PC, Santos, LP, Harter, J, Pellegrini, DDCP, Crochemore-Silva, I (2022)
Inequalities in Physical Activity During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Report on 4 Consecutive Population-Based Surveys in Southern Brazil,
Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 19(2), pp.73-79, ISSN: 1543-3080. DOI:
10.1123/jpah.2021-0218.
Wendt, A,
Ricardo, LIC, Costa, CS, Knuth, AG, Tenório, MCM, Crochemore-Silva, I (2021)
Socioeconomic and Gender Inequalities in Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Access to Public Policies in Brazil From 2013 to 2019,
Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 18(12), pp.1503-1510, ISSN: 1543-3080. DOI:
10.1123/jpah.2021-0291.
Ricardo, LIC, Gatica-Domínguez, G, Crochemore-Silva, I, Neves, PAR, dos Santos Vaz, J, Barros, AJD, Victora, CG (2021)
Age patterns in overweight and wasting prevalence of under 5-year-old children from low- and middle-income countries,
International Journal of Obesity, 45(11), pp.2419-2424, ISSN: 0307-0565. DOI:
10.1038/s41366-021-00911-5.
Martins, RC, Silva, BGCD, Blumenberg, C,
Ricardo, LI, Silva, SGD, Ribeiro, JP, Matijasevich, A, Menezes, AMB, Gonçalves, H, Wehrmeister, FC, Santos, ID, Crochemore-Silva, I, Barros, AJD (2021)
Multiple imputation to deal with missing objectively-measured physical activity data: findings from two cohorts,
Revista Brasileira de Atividade Física & Saúde, 26, pp.1-8, ISSN: 1413-3482. DOI:
10.12820/rbafs.26e0209.
Wendt, A,
Ricardo, LIC, Costa, CDS, Costa, FDS, Flores, TR, Neves, RG, Mielke, GI (2021)
Motivation for participation in sports among Brazilian adults: National Household Sample Survey - 2015,
Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, 26(suppl 2), pp.3535-3542, ISSN: 1413-8123. DOI:
10.1590/1413-81232021269.2.09272020.
Wendt, A, Wehrmeister, FC,
Ricardo, LIC, Silva, BGCD, Martins, RC, Gonçalves, H, Reichert, FF, Crochemore-Silva, I (2020)
Objectively measured physical activity according to the periods of the day in the Pelotas Cohort,
Revista Brasileira de Atividade Física & Saúde, 25, pp.1-10, ISSN: 1413-3482. DOI:
10.12820/rbafs.25e0149.
Machado, AKF, Wendt, A,
Ricardo, LIC, Marmitt, LP, Martins, RC (2020)
Are parental monitoring and support related with loneliness and problems to sleep in adolescents? Results from the Brazilian School-based Health Survey,
Children and Youth Services Review, 119, pp.105682-105682, ISSN: 0190-7409. DOI:
10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105682.
Flores, TR, Bertoldi, AD,
Ricardo, LIC, Blumenberg, C, Moreira, LR, Dias, M, Martins, RC, Silveira, MF, Mielke, GI, Santos, IS (2020)
Validity assessment of a portable anthropometer to measure length in 24-month children from the 2015 Pelotas Birth Cohort,
Public Health Nutrition, 23(15), pp.2711-2716, ISSN: 1368-9800. DOI:
10.1017/s136898002000107x.
Ricardo, LIC, Wendt, A, Galliano, LM, de Andrade Muller, W, Niño Cruz, GI, Wehrmeister, F, Brage, S, Ekelund, U, Crochemore M. Silva, I (2020)
Number of days required to estimate physical activity constructs objectively measured in different age groups: Findings from three Brazilian (Pelotas) population-based birth cohorts,
PLOS ONE, 15(1), pp.e0216017-e0216017, DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0216017.
Ricardo, LIC, da Silva, ICM, de Andrade Leão, OA, Domingues, MR, Wehrmeister, FC (2019)
Objectively measured physical activity in one-year-old children from a Brazilian cohort: levels, patterns and determinants,
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 16(1), 131, DOI:
10.1186/s12966-019-0895-1.
Baptista Menezes, AM, de Oliveira, PD, Blumenberg, C, Sanchez-Angarita, E, Niño-Cruz, GI, Zabert, I, Costa, JC,
Ricardo, LIC, Costa Martins, R, Wehrmeister, FC (2018)
Longitudinal association of adiposity with wheezing and atopy at 22 years: the 1993 Birth Cohort, Pelotas, Brazil,
Journal of Asthma and Allergy, Volume 11, pp.283-291, DOI:
10.2147/jaa.s183699.
Mielke, GI,
Ricardo, L, Wendt, A, Christofaro, D, Owen, N (2018)
Descriptive epidemiology of high TV-viewing time in Brazilian adults,
Revista Brasileira de Atividade Física & Saúde, 23, pp.1-6, ISSN: 1413-3482. DOI:
10.12820/rbafs.23e0020.
Blumenberg, C, Martins, RC, Calu Costa, J,
Ricardo, LIC (2018)
Is Brazil going to achieve the road traffic deaths target? An analysis about the sustainable development goals,
Injury Prevention, 24(4), pp.250-255, ISSN: 1353-8047. DOI:
10.1136/injuryprev-2017-042473.
RICARDO, LIC, DA SILVA, ICM, MARTINS, RC, WENDT, A, GONÇALVES, H, HALLAL, PRC, WEHRMEISTER, FC (2018)
Protocol for Objective Measurement of Infants’ Physical Activity using Accelerometry,
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 50(5), pp.1084-1092, ISSN: 0195-9131. DOI:
10.1249/mss.0000000000001512.
Martins, RC,
Ricardo, LIC, Mendonça, G, de Rosa, DL, da Gama Bastos, LLA, de Vargas Nunes Coll, C, Bielemann, RM (2018)
Temporal Trends of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Simultaneity in Brazilian Students,
Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 15(5), pp.331-337, ISSN: 1543-3080. DOI:
10.1123/jpah.2016-0700.
da Silva, SG,
Ricardo, LI, Evenson, KR, Hallal, PC (2017)
Leisure-Time Physical Activity in Pregnancy and Maternal-Child Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials and Cohort Studies,
Sports Medicine, 47(2), pp.295-317, ISSN: 0112-1642. DOI:
10.1007/s40279-016-0565-2.
Ricardo, L, Rombaldi, A, Kopp, D, Ferreira, R, Hallal, P, Azevedo, M (2016)
Stages of Change for physical activity after a school-based intervention: a cross-sectional study,
Revista Brasileira de Atividade Física & Saúde, 20(6), pp.569-569, ISSN: 1413-3482. DOI:
10.12820/rbafs.v.20n6p569.
Ferreira, RW, Rombaldi, AJ,
Ricardo, LIC, Hallal, PC, Azevedo, MR (2016)
Prevalência de comportamento sedentário de escolares e fatores associados,
Revista Paulista de Pediatria, 34(1), pp.56-63, ISSN: 0103-0582. DOI:
10.1016/j.rpped.2015.06.005.
Ferreira, RW, Rombaldi, AJ,
Ricardo, LIC, Hallal, PC, Azevedo, MR (2016)
Prevalence of sedentary behavior and its correlates among primary and secondary school students,
Revista Paulista de Pediatria (English Edition), 34(1), pp.56-63, ISSN: 2359-3482. DOI:
10.1016/j.rppede.2015.09.002.
Ricardo, LIC, Ribeiro, JAB, Ferreira, RW, Cavalli, AS (2013)
Preferências de Atividades de Lazer de um Grupo de Idosas do Extremo Sul do Brasil,
LICERE - Revista do Programa de Pós-graduação Interdisciplinar em Estudos do Lazer, 16(2), ISSN: 1516-2168. DOI:
10.35699/1981-3171.2013.648.
Ricardo, L, Rombaldi, A, Otte, J, Perez, A, Azevedo, M (2013)
Association between social support and leisure-time physical activity among high school students,
Revista Brasileira de Atividade Física & Saúde, 18(2), pp.168-176, ISSN: 1413-3482. DOI:
10.12820/rbafs.v.18n2p168.
Ribeiro, JAB, Cavalli, AS, Cavalli, MO, Pogorzelski, LDV, Prestes, MR,
Ricardo, LIC (2012)
Adesão de idosos a programas de atividade física: motivação e significância,
Revista Brasileira de Ciências do Esporte, 34(4), pp.969-984, ISSN: 0101-3289. DOI:
10.1590/s0101-32892012000400012.
