Grenada
Upper-middle income
- Přehled
- Prevalence obezity
- Rozdělení populace
- Faktory
- Komorbidity
- Zásady (k dispozici pouze v angličtině)
- Contextual factors
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Rozdělení populace
Faktory
Komorbidity
Zásady (k dispozici pouze v angličtině)
Contextual factors
Prevalence obezity
Dospělí, 2010-2011
Typ průzkumu: | Naměřené |
Věk: | 25-64 |
Velikost vzorku: | 1129 |
Pokrytá oblast: | Národní |
Reference: | Grenada STEPS Survey 2010/11 |
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m². |
Dospělí, 2008-2009
Typ průzkumu: | Naměřené |
Věk: | 18+ |
Velikost vzorku: | 2827 |
Pokrytá oblast: | Národní |
Reference: | Bansilal S, Vedanthan R, Woodward M et al. Cardiovascular Risk Surveillance to Develop a Nationwide Health Promotion Strategy: The Grenada Heart Project. Glob Heart. 2012 July ; 7(2): 87–94. doi:10.1016/j.gheart.2012.06.002. |
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m². |
Děti, 2012-2013
Typ průzkumu: | Naměřené |
Věk: | 11-14 |
Velikost vzorku: | 693 |
Pokrytá oblast: | Národní |
Reference: | Scribner RA, Radix RL, Gilliland AE, et al. Absence of Adolescent Obesity in Grenada: Is This a Generational Effect?. Front Public Health. 2018;6:204. Published 2018 Aug 3. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2018.00204 |
Cutoffs: | CDC |
0-5 years, 2014
Typ průzkumu: | Samonahlášený |
Věk: | 3-5 |
Velikost vzorku: | 2483 |
Pokrytá oblast: | Národní |
Reference: | Grenada Food and Nutrition Council (GFNC) pre-school survey https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/sites/default/filesstore/GRD_2016_Infant%20and%20Young%20Child%20Feeding%20Policy%20Grenada.pdf#:~:text=The%20Grenada%20Food%20and%20Nutrition%20Council%E2%80%99s%20surveillance%20identifies,This%20increase%20reflects%20inappropriate%20and%20inadequate%20feeding%20practices. (last accessed 04.05.2022) |
Cutoffs: | BMI-for-age Z-score |
Double burden of underweight & overweight
Dospělí, 2022
Typ průzkumu: | Naměřené |
Věk: | 20+ |
Reference: | NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults. Lancet 2024; published online Feb 29. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02750-2. |
Poznámky: | Age Standardised estimates |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | Combined prevalence of BMI<18.5 kg/m² and BMI>=30 kg/m² (double burden of underweight and obesity) |
Děti, 2022
Typ průzkumu: | Naměřené |
Věk: | 5-19 |
Reference: | NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults. Lancet 2024; published online Feb 29. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02750-2. |
Poznámky: | Age standardised estimates |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | Combined prevalence of BMI < -2SD and BMI > 2SD (double burden of thinness and obesity) |
Cutoffs: | BMI < -2SD and BMI > 2SD |
Nedostatečná fyzická aktivita
Dospělí, 2016
Reference: | Guthold R, Stevens GA, Riley LM, Bull FC. Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1.9 million participants. Lancet 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30357-7 |
Muži, 2016
Reference: | Guthold R, Stevens GA, Riley LM, Bull FC. Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1.9 million participants. Lancet 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30357-7 |
Ženy, 2016
Reference: | Guthold R, Stevens GA, Riley LM, Bull FC. Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1.9 million participants. Lancet 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30357-7 |
Děti, 2016
Typ průzkumu: | Samonahlášený |
Věk: | 11-17 |
Reference: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21) |
Poznámky: | % of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily. |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | % Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate) |
Chlapci, 2016
Typ průzkumu: | Samonahlášený |
Věk: | 11-17 |
Reference: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21) |
Poznámky: | % of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily. |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | % Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate) |
Dívky, 2016
Typ průzkumu: | Samonahlášený |
Věk: | 11-17 |
Reference: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21) |
Poznámky: | % of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily. |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | % Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate) |
Děti, 2010
Věk: | 11-17 |
Reference: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en |
Poznámky: | % of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily. |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | % Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate) |
Chlapci, 2010
Věk: | 11-17 |
Reference: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en |
Poznámky: | % of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily. |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | % Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate) |
Dívky, 2010
Věk: | 11-17 |
Reference: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en |
Poznámky: | % of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily. |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | % Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate) |
Estimated per capita fruit intake
Dospělí, 2017
Typ průzkumu: | Naměřené |
Věk: | 25+ |
Reference: | Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/ |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | Estimated per-capita fruit intake (g/day) |
Prevalence spotřeby méně než jednoho ovoce denně
Děti, 2009-2015
Typ průzkumu: | Naměřené |
Věk: | 12-17 |
Reference: | Global School-based Student Health Surveys. Beal et al (2019). Global Patterns of Adolescent Fruit, Vegetable, Carbonated Soft Drink, and Fast-food consumption: A meta-analysis of global school-based student health surveys. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1177/0379572119848287. Sourced from Food Systems Dashboard http://www.foodsystemsdashboard.org/food-system |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | Prevalence of less-than-daily fruit consumption (% less-than-daily fruit consumption) |
Prevalence spotřeby méně než jedné zeleniny denně
Děti, 2009-2015
Typ průzkumu: | Naměřené |
Věk: | 12-17 |
Reference: | Beal et al. (2019). Global Patterns of Adolescent Fruit, Vegetable, Carbonated Soft Drink, and Fast-food consumption: A meta-analysis of global school-based student health surveys. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1177/0379572119848287 sourced from Food Systems Dashboard http://www.foodsystemsdashboard.org/food-system |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | Prevalence of less-than-daily vegetable consumption (% less-than-daily vegetable consumption) |
Odhadovaný příjem zpracovaného masa na osobu
Dospělí, 2017
Typ průzkumu: | Naměřené |
Věk: | 25+ |
Reference: | Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/ |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | Estimated per-capita processed meat intake (g per day) |
Estimated per capita whole grains intake
Dospělí, 2017
Typ průzkumu: | Naměřené |
Věk: | 25+ |
Reference: | Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/ |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | Estimated per-capita whole grains intake (g/day) |
Duševní zdraví – stavy deprese
Dospělí, 2021
Věk: | 20+ |
Pokrytá oblast: | Národní |
Reference: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25) |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years) |
Muži, 2021
Věk: | 20+ |
Pokrytá oblast: | Národní |
Reference: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25) |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years) |
Ženy, 2021
Věk: | 20+ |
Pokrytá oblast: | Národní |
Reference: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25) |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years) |
Dospělí, 2015-2021
Reference: | Prevalence data from Global Burden of Disease study 2015 (http://ghdx.healthdata.org) published in: Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates. Geneva:World Health Organization; 2017. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | % of population with depression disorders |
Dospělí, 2015-2021
Reference: | Prevalence data from Global Burden of Disease study 2015 (http://ghdx.healthdata.org) published in: Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates. Geneva:World Health Organization; 2017. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | % of population with depression disorders |
Muži, 2015-2021
Reference: | Prevalence data from Global Burden of Disease study 2015 (http://ghdx.healthdata.org) published in: Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates. Geneva:World Health Organization; 2017. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | % of population with depression disorders |
Ženy, 2015-2021
Reference: | Prevalence data from Global Burden of Disease study 2015 (http://ghdx.healthdata.org) published in: Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates. Geneva:World Health Organization; 2017. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | % of population with depression disorders |
Děti, 2021
Pokrytá oblast: | Národní |
Reference: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25) |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age) |
Chlapci, 2021
Pokrytá oblast: | Národní |
Reference: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25) |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age) |
Dívky, 2021
Pokrytá oblast: | Národní |
Reference: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25) |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age) |
Duševní zdraví – stavy úzkosti
Dospělí, 2021
Věk: | 20+ |
Reference: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25). |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population |
Muži, 2021
Věk: | 20+ |
Reference: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25). |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population |
Ženy, 2021
Věk: | 20+ |
Reference: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25). |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population |
Dospělí, 2015-2021
Reference: | Prevalence data from Global Burden of Disease study 2015 (http://ghdx.healthdata.org) published in: Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates. Geneva:World Health Organization; 2017. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | % of population with anxiety disorders |
Dospělí, 2015-2021
Reference: | Prevalence data from Global Burden of Disease study 2015 (http://ghdx.healthdata.org) published in: Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates. Geneva:World Health Organization; 2017. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | % of population with anxiety disorders |
Muži, 2015-2021
Reference: | Prevalence data from Global Burden of Disease study 2015 (http://ghdx.healthdata.org) published in: Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates. Geneva:World Health Organization; 2017. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | % of population with anxiety disorders |
Ženy, 2015-2021
Reference: | Prevalence data from Global Burden of Disease study 2015 (http://ghdx.healthdata.org) published in: Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates. Geneva:World Health Organization; 2017. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | % of population with anxiety disorders |
Děti, 2021
Reference: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25) |
Chlapci, 2021
Reference: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25) |
Dívky, 2021
Reference: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25) |
Percent of population who cannot afford a healthy diet
Dospělí, 2022
Pokrytá oblast: | Národní |
Reference: | The Food Systems Dashboard. The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), The Columbia Climate School, and Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. 2024. Geneva, Switzerland. https://www.foodsystemsdashboard.org. DOI: https://doi.org/10.36072/db. |
Zvýšený krevní tlak
Dospělí, 2015
Reference: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90). |
Muži, 2015
Reference: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90). |
Ženy, 2015
Reference: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90). |
Zvýšený cholesterol
Dospělí, 2008
Reference: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885 |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | % Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate). |
Muži, 2008
Reference: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885 |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | % Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate). |
Ženy, 2008
Reference: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885 |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | % Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate). |
Zvýšená hladina glukózy v krvi nalačno
Muži, 2014
Reference: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication). |
Ženy, 2014
Reference: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication). |
Prevalence diabetu
Dospělí, 2024
Reference: | Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 11th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2025. http://www.diabetesatlas.org |
Dospělí, 2021
Věk: | 20-79 |
Pokrytá oblast: | Národní |
Reference: | Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 10th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2021. http://www.diabetesatlas.org |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | Age-adjusted comparative prevalence of diabetes, % |
Dospělí, 2019
Věk: | 20-79 |
Reference: | Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 9th edn. Brussels,Belgium: 2019. Available at: https://www.diabetesatlas.org |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%). |
Dospělí, 2017
Reference: | Reproduced with kind permission of IDF, International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 8th edition. Brussels, Belgium: International Diabetes Federation, 2017. http://www.diabetesatlas.org |
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angličtině): | Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%). |
Policies, Interventions and Actions
Contextual factors
Disclaimer: These contextual factors should be interpreted with care. Results are updated as regularly as possible and use very specific criteria. The criteria used and full definitions are available for download at the bottom of this page.
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Labelling
Is there mandatory nutrition labelling? | Present-(voluntary) |
Front-of-package labelling? | Absent |
Back-of-pack nutrition declaration? | Present |
Color coding? | Absent |
Warning label? | Absent |
Regulation and marketing
Are there fiscal policies on unhealthy products? | Present |
Tax on unhealthy foods? | Absent |
Tax on unhealthy drinks? | Present |
Are there fiscal policies on healthy products? | Absent |
Subsidy on fruits? | Absent |
Subsidy on vegetables? | Absent |
Subsidy on other healthy products? | Absent |
Mandatory limit or ban of trans fat (all settings)? | Absent |
Mandatory limit of trans fats in place (all settings)? | Absent |
Ban on trans-fats or phos in place (all settings)? | Absent |
Are there any mandatory policies/marketing restrictions on the promotion of unhealthy food/drinks to children? | Absent |
Mandatory restriction on broadcast media? | Absent |
Mandatory restriction on non-broadcast media? | Absent |
Voluntary policies/marketing restrictions on the promotion of unhealthy food/drinks to children? | Absent |
Are there mandatory standards for food in schools? | Present |
Are there any mandatory nutrient limits in any manufactured food products? | Absent |
Nutrition standards for public sector procurement? | Absent |
Political will and support
National obesity strategy or nutrition and physical activity national strategy? | Absent |
National obesity strategy? | Absent |
National childhood obesity strategy? | Absent |
Comprehensive nutrition strategy? | Present |
Comprehensive physical activity strategy? | Absent |
Evidence-based dietary guidelines and/or RDAs? | Present |
National target(s) on reducing obesity? | Present |
Promotion of breastfeeding? | Present |
Monitoring and surveillance
Monitoring of the prevalence and incidence for the main obesity-related NCDs and risk factors? | Present |
Within 5 years? | Absent |
Governance and resource
Multi-sectoral national co-ordination mechanism for obesity or nutrition (including obesity)? | Unknown |
Key
Last updated July 2, 2024
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