Bernardo L Horta

Biographic Data

ID117843
NAMEBernardo L Horta
GIVEN NAMESBernardo L
FAMILY NAMEHorta
SIGNATUREHORTA B L
AFFILIATIONSUniversidade Federal de Pelotas
ORCID0000-0001-9843-412X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS193
TOTAL CITATIONS756
AUTHOR COUNT193
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1994
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX15

  • Ocorrência de síndrome metabólica em adultos jovens e desigualdades segundo sexo, cor da pele e posição socioeconômica

    Open AccessAna Paula Oliveira Rosses, Gabriela Ávila Marques et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2026

    Este estudo buscou identificar a prevalência de síndrome metabólica aos 22 e 30 anos abordando desigualdades por sexo, cor da pele e posição socioeconômica, e suas intersecções. Análise transversal utilizando dados das coortes de nascimento de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, de 1993 (22 anos) e de 1982 (22 e 30 anos). A síndrome metabólica foi definida pelos critérios da National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP-A…

  • Occurrence of metabolic syndrome in young adults and inequalities according to sex, skin color, and socioeconomic status

    Open AccessAna Paula Oliveira Rosses, Gabriela Ávila Marques et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2026

    The aim of the present study was to identify the prevalence of metabolic syndrome at 22 and 30 years of age, determine inequalities by sex, skin color, and socioeconomic status, and investigate the intersections of these variables. A cross-sectional analysis was conducted using data from the 1993 (22 years of age) and 1982 (22 and 30 years of age) Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort. Metabolic syndrome was defined based on the criteria of the National …

  • Pós-graduação em Saúde Coletiva no Brasil

    Open AccessBernardo L Horta, Bernando Horta et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2026References: 4

  • Graduate studies in Collective Health in Brazil

    Open AccessBernardo L Horta, Bernando Horta et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2026References: 4

  • Demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with multiple morbidities at 40 years of age

    Open AccessLuísa Silveira Da Silva, Débora Vergara Ferro et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2025References: 32

    This cross-sectional study assessed the association of demographic and socioeconomic variables with comorbidities at 40 years of age in participants of the 1982 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort. At age 40, study participants were invited to visit the research clinic to be examined and answered an online questionnaire. Subjects reported medical diagnosis of several morbidities that were grouped according to the 11th revision of the International Clas…

  • Breastfeeding and cardiometabolic risk factors in adulthood

    Open AccessNatália Peixoto Lima, Janaína Vieira Dos Santos Motta et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2025References: 20

    Using data from a birth cohort study, we evaluated the long-term association between breastfeeding and metabolic cardiovascular risk factors at 30 years old. In 1982, the 5,914 live births in maternity hospitals in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, were examined and the mothers were interviewed. Since then, these participants have been prospectively followed. The cohort members were interviewed at 30 years old and information on blood pre…

  • Lessons from 13 years of accelerometry measurements in five Brazilian cohorts

    Open AccessAndrea Wendt, Gabriela Silva Leite et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2025References: 56

    This study describes key methodological decisions and their justifications for accelerometer data collection, processing, and cleaning/analysis in Pelotas (Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil) cohorts, exemplifying how research using sensor monitors could be carried out in a middle-income country context. This is a descriptive methodological study using raw accelerometer data from five Brazilian population-based cohorts with 32,963 individuals. Data …

  • Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022

    Open AccessNowell H Phelps, Rosie Singleton et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2024

    BACKGROUND: Underweight and obesity are associated with adverse health outcomes throughout the life course. We estimated the individual and combined prevalence of underweight or thinness and obesity, and their changes, from 1990 to 2022 for adults and school-aged children and adolescents in 200 countries and territories. METHODS: ). For school-aged children and adolescents, we report thinness (BMI 2 SD above the median). FINDINGS: From 1990 to 20…

  • The rise in mortality due to intentional self-poisoning by medicines in Brazil between 2003 and 2022

    Open AccessMaximiliano Loiola Ponte De Souza, Jesem D Y Orellana et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2024

    In recent years, suicide rates in Brazil have increased, but little is known about the temporal behavior and characteristics of suicides due to intentional self-poisoning by medicines. The aim of the present study was to provide an overview of sociodemographic characteristics and place of death related to suicide due to intentional self-poisoning by medicines, to evaluate the trend of mortality rates in Brazil between 2003 and 2022, and its relat…

  • Women’s health and well-being in five birth cohorts from low- and middle-income countries

    Open AccessFernando Pires Hartwig, Anushka Ataullahjan et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2024

    Background: Women's health and well-being (WHW) have been receiving growing attention, but limited progress has been made on how to measure its different domains in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We used data from five long-term birth cohorts in Brazil, Guatemala, the Philippines and South Africa to explore different domains of adult WHW, and how these domains relate to early life exposures. Methods: Based upon an a priori conceptualis…

  • Excess suicides in Brazil during the first 2 years of the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessJesem D Y Orellana, Maximiliano Loiola Ponte De Souza et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Social…2024

    BACKGROUND: While the COVID-19 pandemic's total impact on global mortality is uncertain, an estimated 15 million excess deaths occurred during the first two pandemic years, suggesting that a broad impact, since several causes of death showed a substantial rise. AIMS: To estimate excess suicides in Brazil and evaluate differences within and between subgroups during the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic. METHOD: Based on suicide data from the …

  • Blood pressure in women in the First National Survey of Health and Nutrition of Indigenous Peoples in Brazil

    Open AccessFelipe G Tavares, Aline A Nobre et al.ARTICLECiência & Saúde Coletiva2024

    Estimating average blood pressure levels and prevalence of arterial hypertension (AH) and associated factors is essential to monitoring health and planning actions to combat noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in Indigenous peoples in Brazil. This is a cross-sectional study that investigated average blood pressure levels and prevalence of arterial hypertension in 4,680 Indigenous women (aged 18-49 years), using data from the 1st National Survey of He…

  • Pressão arterial em mulheres no I Inquérito Nacional de Saúde e Nutrição dos Povos Indígenas no Brasil

    Open AccessFelipe G Tavares, Aline A Nobre et al.ARTICLECiência & Saúde Coletiva2024

    Estimar os níveis tensionais médios e as prevalências de hipertensão arterial (HA) e fatores associados é fundamental para o monitoramento da saúde e o planejamento de ações para o enfrentamento das doenças e agravos não transmissíveis em povos indígenas no Brasil. Estudo transversal que investigou níveis tensionais médios e prevalência de hipertensão arterial em 4.680 mulheres indígenas (18-49 anos) usando dados do I Inquérito Nacional de Saúde …

  • Presión arterial en mujeres en el Primer Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición de los Pueblos Indígenas en Brasil

    Open AccessFelipe G Tavares, Aline A Nobre et al.ARTICLECiência & Saúde Coletiva2024

    La estimación de los niveles medios de presión arterial y la prevalencia de hipertensión y los factores asociados es esencial para el monitoreo de la salud y la planificación de acciones para combatir las ENT en los pueblos indígenas de Brasil. Estudio transversal que investigó los niveles medios de presión arterial y la prevalencia de hipertensión arterial en 4680 mujeres indígenas (18-49 años) utilizando datos de la I Encuesta Nacional de Salud…

  • High-Fat, High-Calorie Breast Milk in Women with Overweight or Obesity and Its Association with Maternal Serum Insulin Concentration and Triglycerides Levels

    Open AccessM G Ro, Manasa P Kavasery et al.ARTICLEChildren2024

    The childhood obesity epidemic continues to be a challenge. Maternal obesity and excessive infant weight gain are strong predictors of childhood obesity, which itself is a major risk factor for adult obesity. The primary source of nutrition during early life is breast milk, and its composition is impacted by maternal habitus and diet. We thus studied the relationship between maternal BMI, serum lipids and insulin, and breast milk fat and calorie …

  • Mental disorders in adults from Ribeirão Preto, Brazil

    Open AccessLuis Felipe Scarabelot, Jesem D Y Orellana et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    The prevalence and comorbidity of mental disorders were high in both cohorts and comparable to those in larger Brazilian cities. However, few individuals with a diagnosis had sought specialized care. These data suggest that the mental health gap is still significant in Brazil

  • Sense of coherence and substance use in adults

    Open AccessJúlia Freire Danigno, Mariane Da Silva Dias et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2024

    This study systematically reviews the evidence on the association between sense of coherence (SOC) and substance use during adulthood. Two researchers conducted independent literature searches on the PubMed, LILACS, PsycINFO and Web of Science databases. Original articles assessing SOC and substance use in adults (age > 19 years) were included. Two reviewers independently assessed studies in two phases - initially by reading the title/abstract, t…

  • Associação entre as condições de nascimento e a densidade mineral óssea de adultos das coortes de nascimentos de 1982 e 1993 de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

    Open AccessLuísa Silveira Da Silva, Ana Maria Baptista Menezes et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2024References: 26

    Este estudo avaliou a associação do peso ao nascer, idade gestacional e crescimento intrauterino com a densidade mineral óssea (DMO) aos 22 e 30 anos, nas coortes de nascimentos de 1982 e 1993 de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. A DMO foi medida por absorciometria por raios X com dupla energia (DXA), a associação foi avaliada usando análise de variância e a regressão linear múltipla para o controle de confundimento por: sexo, renda familiar ao…

  • Modos de vida e organização do trabalho de agentes comunitários de saúde de unidades fluviais na Amazônia

    Open AccessMariana Baldoino, Fernando José Herkrath et al.ARTICLETrabalho Educação e Saúde2023

    O artigo analisa modos de vida e organização do trabalho de agentes comunitários de saúde que atuam em comunidades rurais atendidas por Unidade Básica de Saúde Fluvial, no município de Manaus. Foram investigados atividades e desafios cotidianos desses profissionais, interação com as famílias atendidas, vínculos com as comunidades e com o ambiente natural. Pesquisa qualitativa exploratória realizada em 17 comunidades rurais ribeirinhas distribuída…

  • Uso de serviços odontológicos em adultos de uma coorte de nascimentos no sul do Brasil

    Open AccessRafaela Do Carmo Borges, Max Sergio Echeverria et al.ARTICLERevista de Saúde Pública2023

    OBJETIVO: Mensurar a prevalência de uso de serviços odontológicos no último ano e os fatores associados em adultos de 31 anos pertencentes à coorte de nascimentos de 1982. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal, aninhado na coorte de nascimentos de Pelotas de 1982. Em 1997, uma amostra sistemática de 27% dos setores censitários da cidade foi realizada e todos os domicílios desses setores foram visitados, onde 1.076 adolescentes de 15 anos foram entrevistado…

  • Condições de nascimento e transtorno do déficit de atenção com hiperatividade (TDAH) em adultos nas coortes de nascimento de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, de 1982 e 1993

    Open AccessCid Pinheiro Farias, Pedro San Martin Soares et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2023References: 34

    Este artigo avaliou a associação das condições de nascimento com o transtorno do déficit de atenção com hiperatividade (TDAH) em adultos utilizando dados de duas coorte de nascimento da cidade de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Em 1982 e 1993, todos os nascimentos ocorridos na cidade foram identificados e prospectivamente acompanhados. Nos acompanhamentos aos 30 e 22 anos das coortes 1982 (n = 3.574) e 1993 (n = 3.780), respectivamente, os pa…

  • Birth conditions nutritional status in childhood associated with cardiometabolic risk factors at 30 years of age

    Open AccessVânia Pereira Oliveira, Mariane Da Silva Dias et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2023References: 24

    This study aimed to assess the association of birth conditions, nutritional status, and childhood growth with cardiometabolic risk factors at 30 years of age. We also evaluated whether body mass index (BMI) at 30 years mediated the association of weight gain in childhood with cardiometabolic risk factors. This is a prospective cohort study that included all live births in 1982 in hospitals in the city of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, …

  • Institutional support for the management and delivery of health services by a mobile river clinic unit in the Amazon

    Open AccessFabio Alves Ferreira, Fernando José Herkrath et al.ARTICLEInterface - Comunicação Saúde…2023Cited by: 2References: 10

    O estudo analisou o processo de trabalho do apoiador institucional ao atendimento ofertado em Unidade Básica de Saúde Fluvial. Neste estudo qualitativo, foi entrevistada 100% da equipe de gestão das unidades móveis fluviais que atendem à população rural residente entre Manaus e Novo Airão. Resultados evidenciaram baixa institucionalidade do trabalho de apoiador, em paralelo à importância da imersão nas atividades itinerantes desenvolvidas no meio…

  • Robbery Victimization in Early Adulthood, and Depression and Anxiety at Age 30 Years

    Open AccessJesem D Y Orellana, Joseph Murray et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    Robbery is one of the most common urban crimes, but little is known about its relationship with mental disorders in young adults. This study aimed to assess the relationship between robbery victimization and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and comorbidity between MDD and GAD at 30 years of age. A birth cohort study has followed all children born in the city of Pelotas, southern Brazil, since 1982. At ages 23 an…

  • Covid-19 and outpatient care

    Open AccessBernardo L Horta, Mariela Felisbino Da Silveira et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2022Cited by: 8References: 14

    We aimed to assess the proportion of the population in 133 Brazilian municipalities who - from March to August 2020 - had a health problem but failed to seek care or failed to attend to a health service for routine appointment or examination. We conducted a household survey from August 24-27 in 133 Brazilian cities by asking the subjects if, since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, they had suffered from a health problem but di…