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The purpose of the present study was to develop age- and sex-specific BMI, WC and WHtR percentile curves for a representative sample of adolescents living in the Portuguese islands of Azores, one of the poorest regions of Europe, and to compare them with those from other countries.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980011002230_abs2\" sec-type=\"general\"><jats:title>Design<\/jats:title><jats:p>Cross-sectional school-based study. Weight, height and WC were objectively measured according to standard procedures. 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