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Table 2 Proposed measures and timing of measures in ABC

From: Aboriginal birth cohort (ABC): a prospective cohort study of early life determinants of adiposity and associated risk factors among Aboriginal people in Canada

Measures

Antenatal visit1

Birth visit

6 months post delivery (telephone)

1 year visit

2 year visit

3 year visit

Demographics -

X

     

Age

X

  

X1

X1

X1

HCN

X

  

X1,3

X1,3

X1,3

Address/Postal Code

X

  

X1

X1

X1

Family Doctor - Info

X

  

X1

X1

X1

Midwife/ObGyn Info

X

     

Expected Delivery Date

X

     

Medical History

X

     

Diabetes

X

    

X1

Increased blood pressure

X

    

X1

Increased cholesterol

X

    

X1

Other major medical history

X

    

X1

Family History

X

     

Medications Used

X

    

X1

Past Pregnancy Info

X

     

GTPAL

X

     

Still Births

X

     

Past Gest. DM

X

     

Pre-Eclampsia

X

     

Low Birth Weight

X

     

Premature Birth

X

     

Social Determinants

X

     

Years Living on the Reserve

X

     

Place of Birth

X

     

Religious Practices

X

     

Annual Household Income

X

  

X1

X1

X1

Occupation

X

  

X1

X1

X1

Marital Status

X

  

X1

X1

X1

Education

X

    

X

Social Support

X

  

X1

X1

X1

Domestic Violence

X

  

X1

X1

X1

Depression

X

 

X1

X1

X1

X1

Health Behaviours

      

Cigarette Exposure

X

  

X

X

X

Diet/Infant feeding

X

 

X3

X3

X3

X3

Activity/Sedentary Behaviours

X

 

X3

X3

X3

X3

Physical Exam

X

  

X

X

X

Blood Pressure

X

X2

 

X3

X3

X1,3

Height/Length

X

X2

X3

X3

X3

X1,3

Weight

X

X2

X3

X1,3

X1,3

X1,3

Waist and Hip Circumference

X

X2

 

X3

X3

X1,3

Skin Folds

X

X2

 

X3

X3

X1,3

Head Circumference (baby only)

 

X2

X

X

X

X

Fetal Ultrasound

X

     

Blood Analysis

X

     

Hemoglobin

X

     

Glucose

 

X2

 

X3

X3

X3

75 g OGTT (0, 60, 120 min)

X

     

Insulin

X

X2

 

X3

X3

X3

Adiponectin

X

X

 

X

X

X

Leptin

X

X2

 

X

X

X

Lipid Profile

X

X2

 

X3

X3

X3

CBC

 

X2

 

X3

X3

X3

Aliquots for Future Analysis

X

X2

 

X3

X3

X3

DNA Long-term Storage

X

X2

    

Birth Visit

      

Type of Delivery

 

X

    

Duration of Labour

 

X

    

Premature Labour

 

X

    

Blood Loss

 

X

    

Birth Weight

 

X

    

APGAR scores (1 and 5 min)

 

X

    

Adverse outcomes

 

X

    

Placenta & Cord Blood

 

X

    

Stool

   

X3

  

Breastmilk

 

X4

    
  1. 1: All measurements taken in the mother, 2: Measurements taken in newborn at birth, 3 Measurements taken in infant, 4: Collected from mother at 6 weeks.
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