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Using the BMI, gender- and age-specific prevalences of overweight and obesity were determined according to the IOTF cut-offs extrapolated from an adult BMI of 25 and 30 kg\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>and the CDC cut-off values of 85th and 95th BMI percentile.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980009991789_abs3\" sec-type=\"general\"><jats:title>Setting<\/jats:title><jats:p>Aveiro, Portugal.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980009991789_abs4\" sec-type=\"subjects\"><jats:title>Subjects<\/jats:title><jats:p>A random representative sample of 905 children (457 boys; 448 girls) aged 7\u20139 years.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980009991789_abs5\" sec-type=\"results\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The prevalence of excess weight (overweight and obesity) was lowest according to IOTF cut-offs compared to CDC (28\u00b71 %<jats:italic>v.<\/jats:italic>31\u00b72 %), especially obesity (8\u00b71 %<jats:italic>v.<\/jats:italic>14\u00b70 %). However, the CDC and IOTF criteria have a strong agreement (Cohen\u2019s<jats:italic>k<\/jats:italic>= 0\u00b7755;<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt; 0\u00b7001). There were significant differences in excess weight between boys and girls according to the CDC (26\u00b79 %<jats:italic>v.<\/jats:italic>35\u00b77 %;<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>= 0\u00b7003). Obese children are younger and the majority present abdominal obesity.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980009991789_abs6\" sec-type=\"conclusion\"><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The present study shows a high prevalence of excess weight in Aveiro children, similar to other Portuguese regions and among the highest in Europe, especially in the female gender. 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