Sosa, Sofia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2997-7523
Severo, Milton https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5787-4871
Silva, Catarina Campos https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4146-9070
Lopes, Carla https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1524-852X
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universidade do Porto
Article History
Received: 14 November 2024
Accepted: 11 April 2025
First Online: 30 May 2025
Declarations
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: All phases of the study complied with the Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects expressed in the Declaration of Helsinki*. The baseline and follow-up evaluations were approved by the University of Porto Medical School/ S. João Hospital Centre Ethics Committee, except the 13-year follow-up that was approved by the ISPUP Ethics Committee. At baseline and follow-up evaluations, all procedures were explained to participants, and informed consent was signed by one of the parents or legal guardians (at 13 years, it was also signed by the participants). The baseline evaluation was approved by the Data Protection National Commission and the study follows the EU General Data Protection Regulation under close supervision of the Data Protection Office of ISPUP. * World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki, 2013. Available at: .
: On behalf of all authors, the corresponding author states that there is no conflict of interest.