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THE EFFECT OF NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON 
THE BODY MASS INDEX OF SCHOOL CHILDREN
B. 	 Ivelja
Health Center Cetinje, Cetinje, Montenegro
ABSTRACT
Introduction: 	 As	 a 	 result 	 of 	 the 	 sedentary	 lifestyle	 and 	 improper 	 diet, 	 the 	 number 	 of 	 obese 	 children	 in 	 our	
country , 	as 	well	as	 in	the 	world,	is	 increasing.
Aim: 	we	aimed	to	 determine 	what 	has 	a 	 bigger	effect 	on	children’ s 	BMI, 	nutrition 	or 	physical	 activity .
Material and Methods: W e 	 used	 the 	 data 	 from 	 the 	 systematic	 examinations	 of	 children	 aged 	 13 	 and 	 the 	 data 	
from	 the 	 questionnaire 	 on	 nutrition 	 and 	 physical 	 activity .	 Surveys	 included: 	 body 	 weight 	 and 	 height 	 meas -
urement 	 and 	 BMI	 determination	 using 	 percentile 	 charts. 	 Out 	 of	 50 	 subjects 	 (M/F-22/28),	 64% 	 had 	 normal 	
BMI,	 32% 	 were 	 overweight,	 and 	 4% 	 underweight.	 Boys	 had	 a 	 higher 	 BMI 	 (36.3%) 	 than	 girls	 (28.5%). 	 In	
the 	 group 	 of 	 children 	 with 	 excessive	 body 	 weight, 	 all 	 respondents 	 consumed 	 unhealthy 	 food 	 (pasta, 	 delica-
tessen 	 and 	 sweets), 	 44% 	 were	 engaged 	 in 	 sports,	 while 	 in 	 the 	 group 	 of 	 normal 	 nutrition 	 subjects,	 75%	 were	
feed 	 correctly , 	and	80%	 were 	 engaged	in 	 sports.
Conclusion: 	 Unhealthy 	 food 	 has	 more 	 effect 	 on 	 the	 BMI 	 than 	 physical	 activity .	 Girls 	 are 	 more	 motivated 	
and 	 informed	about	 healthy	lifestyles.
Keywords: BMI, nutrition, physical activity.
NEW CHALLENGES IN PREVENTION AND DIAGNOSIS  
OF PERTUSSIS
B. 	 Ivelja
1
,	 V . 	Djurišić
2
,	 T . 	 Filipović
2
(1) Health Center Cetinje, Cetinje, Montenegro
(2) Institute for Child Diseases KBC CG, Podgorica, Montenegro
ABSTRACT
Introduction: 	 Pertussis 	 is	 a 	 vaccine-preventable 	 disease 	 (in 	 Montenegro,	 vaccination 	 at 	 2, 	 3, 	 4, 	 18	 months),	
however , 	there	is	a 	statistically	 significant 	increase	in	the	number	of	patients	worldwide 	in	 all 	age 	groups.
Aim:	to	assess	the 	incidence	 of	pertussis	in	children	with	 persistent	cough 	and	their 	vaccination	status.
Material and methods: 	 In 	 the 	 period 	 between 	 2013-2017, 	 135 	 children 	 with 	 a 	 cough 	 longer 	 than 	 14 	 days