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<journal-id>2182-5173</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Portuguesa de Medicina Geral e Familiar]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Port Med Geral Fam]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2182-5173</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Associação Portuguesa de Medicina Geral e Familiar]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2182-51732021000400294</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.32385/rpmgf.v37i4.12891</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Estado nutricional infantil no concelho de Portalegre]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Child nutritional status in the county of portalegre]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Gameiro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Adriana]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Garrett]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Victória]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,ULS do Norte Alentejano USF Portus Alacer ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Portalegre ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,ULS do Norte Alentejano USF Plátano ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Portalegre ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>30</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>30</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>37</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>294</fpage>
<lpage>300</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2182-51732021000400294&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2182-51732021000400294&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2182-51732021000400294&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo  Objetivos:  Determinar a prevalência de baixo peso, peso normal, excesso de peso e obesidade na população em idade escolar numa Unidade de Saúde Familiar (USF) do concelho de Portalegre e determinar se existe diferença estatisticamente significativa entre o género e o peso e entre a idade e o peso.  Tipo de estudo:  Estudo observacional transversal, descritivo e analítico.  Local:  USF Portus Alacer, concelho de Portalegre.  População:  Utentes da USF Portus Alacer [6-17 anos].  Métodos:  Determinação do índice de massa corporal (IMC) de 448 crianças e adolescentes [6-17 anos] vigiadas na USF Portus Alacer, entre janeiro de 2017 e outubro de 2018 [intervalo de confiança (IC) 95%, margem de erro 3,64%]. Os participantes foram classificados em quatro categorias de acordo com os pontos de corte de IMC estabelecidos pela OMS para a idade e género. O software usado no tratamento de dados foi o SPSS® v. 25.0, o Microsoft Office Excel® e o Sample Size Calculator by Raosoft®. As ferramentas estatísticas utilizadas foram o teste de Qui-quadrado e o teste do t-Student. A normalidade foi testada através do teste Kolmogorov-Smirnov.  Resultados:  Das crianças avaliadas 52,7% eram do sexo masculino. A mediana etária foi de 12 anos. Verificou-se uma prevalência de peso excessivo de 37,4%. A prevalência do excesso de peso foi de 16,7%, superior no sexo feminino, e a da obesidade foi de 10,7%, ligeiramente superior no sexo masculino. A maior prevalência de peso excessivo verificou-se aos sete anos. Não foram encontradas diferenças estatisticamente significativas entre o género e a categoria de peso, nem entre as idades relativamente ao peso excessivo.  Conclusões:  Apesar da diminuição da prevalência da obesidade infantil e excesso de peso verificada em Portugal nos últimos anos, estas entidades representam um grave problema de saúde pública. No concelho de Portalegre, a prevalência do peso excessivo nos menores de 10 anos foi superior aos dados disponíveis na literatura. Dos 10 aos 17 anos a prevalência foi inferior.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Objectives:  To determine the prevalence of low weight, normal weight, overweight, and obesity among the school-age population in a Family Health Care Unit (USF) in the municipality of Portalegre and to determine whether there is a statistically significant difference between gender and weight, and between age and weight.  Type of study:  Cross-sectional, descriptive, and analytical observational study.  Location:  USF Portus Alacer, municipality of Portalegre.  Population:  USF Portus Alacer users [6-17 years old].  Methods:  Determination of the body mass index (BMI) of 448 children and adolescents [6-17 years old], surveyed at USF Portus Alacer between January 2017 and October 2018 [95% confidence interval (CI), 3.64% margin of error]. The participants were classified into four categories according to the BMI cut-off points established by the WHO for age and gender. The software used for data processing was SPSS® v. 25.0, Microsoft Office Excel®, and Sample Size Calculator by Raosoft®. The statistical tools used were the Chi-square test and the t-Student test. Normality was tested using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test.  Results:  Of the children evaluated, 52.7% were male. The median age was 12 years old. Excessive weight prevalence was 37.4%. The prevalence of overweight was 16.7%, higher in females, and obesity was 10.7%, slightly higher in males. The highest prevalence of overweight was observed at age seven. No statistically significant differences were found between gender and weight category, nor between ages regarding excessive weight.  Conclusions:  Despite the decrease in the prevalence of childhood obesity and overweight in Portugal in recent years, these entities represent a serious public health problem. In the municipality of Portalegre, the prevalence of excessive weight in children under 10 years old was higher compared to the data available in the literature. From 10 to 17 years old, the prevalence was lower.]]></p></abstract>
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