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Nutritional status and dental caries of vulnerable Cambodian children and adole...
Silva, Maria Raquel G.; Manac’h, Justine; Marques, Vitor Rosado; Frias-Bulhosa, JoséDuring childhood, malnutrition is associated with dental caries, being the most prevalent oral disease in Cambodian. Therefore, this cross-sectional study investigated the nutritional status and the prevalence of dental caries in 344 vulnerable Cambodian children and adolescents aged 6 to 18 years old. Nutritional status (body weight, height and body mass index-for-age and sex) and the DMFT index (decayed-missi...
Prevalence of overweight and obesity in 3-to-10-year-old children: assessment o...
Gama, Augusta; Marques, Vitor Rosado; Rodrigues, Aristides M. Machado; Nogueira, Helena; Mourão, Isabel; Padez, CristinaThis study compares the prevalence of overweight and obesity between WHO/IOTF criteria. A total of 17,277 Portuguese children aged 3-10 years old were analysed. The prevalences of overweight-obesity were higher at WHO classification (19.8%-20.7%) than at IOTF classification (8.2%-16.1%), (p<0.001). Agreement between the criteria were substantial for overweight (Kappa= 0.67, p<0.001) and moderate for obesity (Ka...
Self-reported symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress in Portuguese primary ...
Costa, Diogo; Cunha, Marina; Ferreira, Cláudia; Gama, Augusta; Machado-Rodrigues, Aristides M.; Marques, Vitor Rosado; Nogueira, HelenaBackground: Symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress experienced during childhood might have a negative impact on development. This study explores factors associated with such symptoms among Portuguese primary school-aged children. Methods: A sample of children (n = 1022, mean age = 8.77 years old) was recruited in public and private schools from the cities of Coimbra, Lisbon and Porto, Portugal. The children...
Social inequalities in traditional and emerging screen devices among Portuguese...
Rodrigues, Daniela; Gama, Augusta; Machado-Rodrigues, Aristides M.; Nogueira, Helena; Silva, Maria Raquel G.; Marques, Vitor Rosado; Padez, CristinaBackground: Children are often exposed to too much screen time but few studies have explored the use of old and new digital media among young children. This study assesses screen time, including traditional and mobile devices, in pre-school and elementary school-aged children, according to their gender, age, and socioeconomic position (SEP). Methods: A total of 8430 children (3 to 10 years; 50.8% boys) from the...
Body adiposity is associated with risk of high blood pressure in Portuguese sch...
Rodrigues, Paulo Rogério Melo; Pereira, Rosangela Alves; Gama, Augusta; Carvalhal, Isabel Mourão; Nogueira, Helena; Marques, Vitor RosadoThe aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence of high blood pressure (HBP) and its association with anthropometric indicators of adiposity in Portuguese schoolchildren. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a nationally representative sample of 6-9-year-old children was analyzed. Weight and height (used to calculate body mass index [BMI]), blood pressure (BP), waist circumference (WC) and skinfold thick...