List of works by Olga L. Sarmiento

A DEA-centric decision support system for evaluating Ciclovía-Recreativa programs in the Americas

A discrete-event simulation model to estimate the number of participants in the ciclovia program of Bogota

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A model for presenting accelerometer paradata in large studies: ISCOLE.

scientific article published on 20 April 2015

A system dynamics model of the nutritional stages of the Colombian population

Accelerometer-based physical activity levels among Mexican adults and their relation with sociodemographic characteristics and BMI: a cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 20 June 2015

Acculturation and physical activity among North Carolina Latina immigrants.

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Advancing science and policy through a coordinated international study of physical activity and built environments: IPEN adult methods

scientific article published on 11 September 2012

An inside look at active transportation in Bogotá: a qualitative study

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Are Children Like Werewolves? Full Moon and Its Association with Sleep and Activity Behaviors in an International Sample of Children

scientific article published on 24 March 2016

Assessing the effect of physical activity classes in public spaces on leisure-time physical activity: "Al Ritmo de las Comunidades" A natural experiment in Bogota, Colombia

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Assessment by meta-analysis of PCR for diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis

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Assessment of Personal Exposure to Particulate Air Pollution in Different Microenvironments and Traveling by Several Modes of Transportation in Bogotá, Colombia: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study (ITHACA)

scientific article published on 31 January 2022

Assessment of Personal Exposure to Particulate Air Pollution in Different Microenvironments and Traveling by Several Modes of Transportation in Bogotá, Colombia: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study (ITHACA) (Preprint)

scientific article published on 11 November 2020

Association between breakfast frequency and physical activity and sedentary time: a cross-sectional study in children from 12 countries

Associations between meeting combinations of 24-h movement guidelines and health-related quality of life in children from 12 countries

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Associations between meeting combinations of 24-hour movement recommendations and dietary patterns of children: A 12-country study

Associations of neighborhood environmental attributes with adults' objectively-assessed sedentary time: IPEN adult multi-country study

scientific article published on 23 August 2018

Associations of neighborhood social environment attributes and physical activity among 9-11 year old children from 12 countries

scientific article published on 22 May 2017

Breastfeeding and childhood obesity: A 12-country study

scientific article published on 05 March 2020

Bridging the gap between research and practice: an assessment of external validity of community-based physical activity programs in Bogotá, Colombia, and Recife, Brazil

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Built environment and physical activity for transportation in adults from Curitiba, Brazil

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Built environment attributes and walking patterns among the elderly population in Bogotá.

scientific article published in June 2010

Can population levels of physical activity be increased? Global evidence and experience

scientific article published on 6 September 2014

City-Level Travel Time and Individual Dietary Consumption in Latin American Cities: Results from the SALURBAL Study

scientific article published on 18 October 2022

Comparing three body mass index classification systems to assess overweight and obesity in children and adolescents

scientific article published on May 2013

Comparison of health examination survey methods in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, England, Scotland and the USA.

scientific article published on 9 May 2017

Compositional data analysis for physical activity, sedentary time and sleep research.

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Correlates of Total Sedentary Time and Screen Time in 9-11 Year-Old Children around the World: The International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment

scientific article published on 11 June 2015

Correlates of compliance with recommended levels of physical activity in children.

scientific article published on 28 November 2017

Disparities in routine physical examinations among in-school adolescents of differing Latino origins.

scientific article published in October 2004

Do associations between objectively-assessed physical activity and neighbourhood environment attributes vary by time of the day and day of the week? IPEN adult study

scientific article published on 20 March 2017

Do health benefits outweigh the costs of mass recreational programs? An economic analysis of four Ciclovía programs

scientific article published on February 2012

Effectiveness and Challenges for Promoting Physical Activity Globally

Effects of a Physical Activity Program Potentiated with ICTs on the Formation and Dissolution of Friendship Networks of Children in a Middle-Income Country

scientific article published on 11 August 2020

Emotional Eating, Health Behaviours, and Obesity in Children: A 12-Country Cross-Sectional Study

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Environmental, policy, and cultural factors related to physical activity among Latina immigrants

scientific article published in January 2002

Epidemiological Transition in Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Children

scientific article published on 01 June 2019

Evidence-based intervention in physical activity: lessons from around the world

scientific article published on July 2012

Health and Environmental Co-Benefits of City Urban Form in Latin America: An Ecological Study

scientific article published in 2022

Health-Related Quality of Life and Lifestyle Behavior Clusters in School-Aged Children from 12 Countries

scientific article published on 10 January 2017

Household-level correlates of children's physical activity levels in and across 12 countries

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Human development index, children's health-related quality of life and movement behaviors: a compositional data analysis

scientific article published on 23 January 2018

Improving wear time compliance with a 24-hour waist-worn accelerometer protocol in the International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE)

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Individual, family, and community predictors of overweight and obesity among colombian children and adolescents

scientific article published on 7 August 2014

Influences of Built Environments on Walking and Cycling: Lessons from Bogotá

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International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE): Contributions to Understanding the Global Obesity Epidemic

scientific article published on 15 April 2019

International comparisons of the associations between objective measures of the built environment and transport-related walking and cycling: IPEN Adult Study

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International study of objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time with body mass index and obesity: IPEN adult study.

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International study of perceived neighbourhood environmental attributes and Body Mass Index: IPEN Adult study in 12 countries

scientific article published on 16 May 2015

Joint association of birth weight and physical activity/sedentary behavior with obesity in children ages 9-11 years from 12 countries.

scientific article published in June 2017

Joint associations between weekday and weekend physical activity or sedentary time and childhood obesity

scientific article published on 31 January 2019

Mapping Equality in Access: The Case of Bogotá's Sustainable Transportation Initiatives

article published in 2015

Maternal gestational diabetes and childhood obesity at age 9-11: results of a multinational study.

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Mid-upper arm circumference as a screening tool for identifying children with obesity: a 12-country study.

scientific article published on 30 May 2016

Moderating effects of age, gender and education on the associations of perceived neighborhood environment attributes with accelerometer-based physical activity: The IPEN adult study

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Neighborhood environments and objectively measured physical activity in 11 countries

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Network analysis of Bogotá's Ciclovía Recreativa, a self-organized multisectorial community program to promote physical activity in a middle-income country

scientific article published on 23 August 2013

Niveles de actividad física de la población colombiana: desigualdades por sexo y condición socioeconómica

No evidence for an epidemiological transition in sleep patterns among children: a 12-country study

scientific article published on 11 December 2017

Nutrition in Colombian pregnant women

scientific article published on 5 January 2012

Obesity prevention lessons from Latin America

scientific article published on 02 October 2014

Objectively-assessed neighbourhood destination accessibility and physical activity in adults from 10 countries: An analysis of moderators and perceptions as mediators

scientific article published on 25 June 2018

Outdoor time and dietary patterns in children around the world

scientific article published on 01 December 2018

Overcoming the challenges of conducting physical activity and built environment research in Latin America: IPEN Latin America

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Perceived Neighborhood Environmental Attributes Associated with Walking and Cycling for Transport among Adult Residents of 17 Cities in 12 Countries: The IPEN Study

scientific article published on 17 July 2015

Perceived and objective neighborhood environment attributes and health related quality of life among the elderly in Bogotá, Colombia.

scientific article published on 6 February 2010

Perceived neighbourhood environmental attributes associated with adults׳ recreational walking: IPEN Adult study in 12 countries

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Personal exposure to asbestos and respiratory health of heavy vehicle brake mechanics.

scientific article published on 5 February 2014

Personal, social, and environmental correlates of physical activity in North Carolina Latina immigrants

scientific article published on October 2003

Physical Activity, Sedentary Time, and Obesity in an International Sample of Children

scientific article published on 7 March 2015

Physical Education Classes, Physical Activity, and Sedentary Behavior in Children.

scientific article published on 15 December 2017

Physical activity in relation to urban environments in 14 cities worldwide: a cross-sectional study.

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Physical activity, nutrition and behavior change in Latin America: a systematic review

scientific article published on December 2013

Policy and Built Environment Changes in Bogotá and their Importance in Health Promotion

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Presence of organochlorine pesticides in breast milk samples from Colombian women

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Prevalence of and factors associated with current asthma symptoms in school children aged 6-7 and 13-14 yr old in Bogotá, Colombia

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Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Bogotá, Colombia.

scientific article published on 8 December 2006

Promotion of Recreational Walking: Case Study of the Ciclovía-Recreativa of Bogotá

Proportion of children meeting recommendations for 24-hour movement guidelines and associations with adiposity in a 12-country study

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Quality of public urban parks for physical activity practice in Bucaramanga, Colombia

scholarly article by Paula Camila Ramirez et al published 7 November 2017 in Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano

Reclaiming the streets for people: Insights from Ciclovías Recreativas in Latin America

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Relationship between Soft Drink Consumption and Obesity in 9-11 Years Old Children in a Multi-National Study

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Relationship between lifestyle behaviors and obesity in children ages 9-11: Results from a 12-country study

scientific article published on 14 July 2015

Relationships Between Outdoor Time, Physical Activity, Sedentary Time, and Body Mass Index in Children: A 12-Country Study

scientific article published on 10 October 2018

Relationships between Parental Education and Overweight with Childhood Overweight and Physical Activity in 9-11 Year Old Children: Results from a 12-Country Study

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Results From Colombia's 2016 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

scientific article published on November 2016

Results from Colombia’s 2014 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

Sharing good NEWS across the world: developing comparable scores across 12 countries for the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale (NEWS).

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Sleep characteristics and health-related quality of life in 9- to 11-year-old children from 12 countries

scientific article published on 04 November 2019

Sleep patterns and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among children from around the world.

scientific article published on 23 April 2018

Social Inclusion and Physical Activity in Ciclovía Recreativa Programs in Latin America

scientific article published on 14 January 2021

Socio-economic inequalities in malnutrition among children and adolescents in Colombia: the role of individual-, household- and community-level characteristics

scientific article published on 13 September 2012

Socioeconomic status and dietary patterns in children from around the world: different associations by levels of country human development?

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Sources of variability in childhood obesity indicators and related behaviors

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Start small, dream big: Experiences of physical activity in public spaces in Colombia

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Talking the Walk: Perceptions of Neighborhood Characteristics from Users of Open Streets Programs in Latin America and the USA

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Television viewing and its association with health-related quality of life in school-age children from Montería, Colombia

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Temporal and bi-directional associations between sleep duration and physical activity/sedentary time in children: An international comparison.

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The Ciclovia and Cicloruta programs: promising interventions to promote physical activity and social capital in Bogotá, Colombia

scholarly article by Andrea Torres et al published February 2013 in American Journal of Public Health

The Climate Value of Cycling

The International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE): design and methods

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The Recreovía of Bogotá, a Community-Based Physical Activity Program to Promote Physical Activity among Women: Baseline Results of the Natural Experiment Al Ritmo de las Comunidades

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The adiposity of children is associated with their lifestyle behaviours: a cluster analysis of school-aged children from 12 nations

scientific article published on 27 December 2016

The association between Colombian medical students' healthy personal habits and a positive attitude toward preventive counseling: cross-sectional analyses ⬇️

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The built environment and recreational physical activity among adults in Curitiba, Brazil

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The dual burden of malnutrition in Colombia

scientific article published on 29 October 2014

The impact of population mobility on COVID-19 incidence and socioeconomic disparities at the sub-city level in 314 Latin American cities

scientific article published on 19 April 2021

The implications of megatrends in information and communication technology and transportation for changes in global physical activity

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The importance of assessing effect modification when asserting racial differences in associations between human leukocyte antigen class II alleles and hepatitis C virus outcomes

scientific article published in January 2002

The nutrition transition in Colombia over a decade: a novel household classification system of anthropometric measures

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Thresholds of physical activity associated with obesity by level of sedentary behaviour in children.

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Towards a novel model for studying the nutritional stage dynamics of the Colombian population by age and socioeconomic status

scientific article published on 8 February 2018

TransMilenio, a Scalable Bus Rapid Transit System for Promoting Physical Activity

scientific article published on 16 February 2016

Translating evidence to policy: urban interventions and physical activity promotion in Bogotá, Colombia and Curitiba, Brazil

scientific article published on June 2011

Using agent based modeling to assess the effect of increased Bus Rapid Transit system infrastructure on walking for transportation

scientific article published on 21 March 2016

Utility and Reliability of an App for the System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (iSOPARC®)

article published in 2016

Walking for transportation in large Latin American cities: walking-only trips and total walking events and their sociodemographic correlates

scientific article published on 4 May 2022

Where Latin Americans are physically active, and why does it matter? Findings from the IPEN-adult study in Bogota, Colombia; Cuernavaca, Mexico; and Curitiba, Brazil.

scientific article published on 5 September 2016

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