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The sample included 832 children aged 3\u201310\u2009years living in the municipality of Porto, Portugal. Excessive body weight was classified using International Obesity Task Force sex\u2010 and age\u2010specific cut\u2010offs. Neighborhood social fragmentation was assessed using a composite index derived from 2021 Portuguese Census data at the statistical section level. Associations were estimated using sex\u2010stratified multivariable logistic regression adjusted for relevant confounders. No association was observed between neighborhood social fragmentation and excessive body weight among boys. In contrast, girls living in the least fragmented neighborhoods had lower odds of excessive body weight compared with those in the most fragmented neighborhoods (OR\u2009=\u20090.55, 95% CI\u2009=\u20090.32\u20130.94,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.030). 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