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Therefore, this study aimed to explore the association between dyslexia and overweight\/obesity among Chinese children.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>7,116 children were recruited from the Tongji Reading Environment and Dyslexia research program, including 197 dyslexic and 6,919 non-dyslexic children. The standard \u201cScreening for overweight and obesity among school-aged children and adolescents (WS-T 586-2018)\u201d was utilized to define overweight and obesity. Logistic regression models were employed to examine the association between dyslexia and overweight\/obesity.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Among dyslexic children, 18.8% were overweight and 23.9% were obese. Among non-dyslexic children, 17.3% were overweight and 15.4% were obese. The proportion of obesity among dyslexic children was significantly higher than that among non-dyslexic children (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.001). After adjusting for all potential confounders, children with dyslexia were more likely to be obese (OR\u2009=\u20091.57, 95% CI: 1.10-2.24). Analyses stratified by sex indicated that such associations were more significant among girls. No significant association was found between dyslexia and overweight.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>This cross-sectional study provides evidence that dyslexic children had significantly higher odds of obesity. 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