Study Measurement

APPENDIX 2: SUMMARY OF ASSESSMENTS MADE IN THE CHILD HEART AND HEALTH STUDY IN ENGLAND (CHASE)

CHASE-5000
Physical measurements/assessments
Height (standing)
Height (sitting)
Weight
Waist circumference
Hip circumference
Mid-arm circumference
Abdominal diameter
Skinfold measurements (biceps, triceps, subscapular, suprailiac)
Bioimpedance (Bodystat 1500)
Pubertal status (Tanner scales)
Blood pressure (2 seated measurements, Omron 907, appropriate cuff selection)
Spirometry (Vitalograph Compact II, American Thoracic Society protocol)

Fasting blood measurements
Insulin, glucose, HbA1c Total,LDL, HDL cholesterol Triglyceride, Vitamin C

Questionnaire variables (child)
Date of birth
Country of birth
Country of birth (both parents)
Country of birth (all grandparents)
Religion practiced (if any)
Languages used at home
Number of sibs
Number of people living at home
Number of rooms in accommodation
Household amenities
Car availability of household
Parental occupation (coded to SOC2000 and NS-SEC classifications)
Parental cigarette smoking
Mode of travel to school
Physical activity in school breaks
Physical activity in PE lessons
Physical activity outside school
Sports in previous week
Television wating/computer use
Health status: medical diagnoses and medications
Pet ownership
Special diet (details)
Packed lunch/school lunch
Breakfast and main meal patterns
Preferred snacks and drinks
Location of eating, with whom
Food frequency - fruit and vegetables
Favourite foods, book, television,
Festivals/events celebrated

Questionnaire variables (parent)
Dates of birth
Country of birth (both parents)
Country of birth (all grandparents)
Languages used (both parents)
Languages used (all grandparents)
Religion practiced (both parents)
Religion practiced (all grandparents)
Parental occupation (coded to SOC2000 and NS-SEC classifications)
Housing tenure
Receipt of state benefits (including free school meals)
Initial feeding pattern after birth/duration of breast feeding/age at weaning
Parental health (diagnoses of heart disease, stroke, high BP, diabetes, all including age of Dx); cause of death where applicable
Grandparental health (heart disease, stroke, high BP, diabetes, all including age of Dx); cause of death where applicable
 

CHASE-2000 All of the CHASE-5000 assessments plus:-
 
7-day objective physical activity assessment using Actigraph GT1M
Submaximal physical fitness testing with step test + heart rate recording (Actiheart monitor)
24 hour diet and nutrient intake recall by nutritionist
Circumstances of eating (with whom, location, television)
Food eaten away from home
Barriers to physical activity
Self-efficacy (Physical activity)
Support from family members
Play location
 

CHASE-1000 All of the CHASE-5000 and CHASE-2000 assessments plus:-
 
Common carotid intimal-medial thickness (R and L sides)
Common carotid arterial distensibility (R and L sides)
Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (R side)
Height (standing)
Height (sitting)
Weight
Waist circumference
Hip circumference
Mid-arm circumference
Abdominal diameter
Bioimpedance (Bodystat 1500)
Bioimpedance/body composition (Tanita BC-418MA)
Pubertal status (Tanner scales)
 
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