Table 3 Summary overview of data collected in the International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE)
| Â | Source | Measurements |
|---|---|---|
Obesity | Child Participant | Anthropometry |
- stature, body mass, arm circumference, waist circumference, sitting height | ||
- body mass index (BMI), sitting height/stature ratio, waist circumference/stature ratio | ||
Bioelectrical Impedance | ||
- impedance and body fat | ||
Lifestyle | Child Participant | Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior |
- accelerometry - minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), sedentary time, steps/day | ||
- self-reported daily physical activity, outdoor time, television viewing and computer use, physical education, active transport to school, motivation for and attitudes towards physical activity | ||
Diet and Nutrition | ||
- food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), eating in front of television, frequency of eating breakfast, school lunches and outside of the home, emotional eating | ||
Other | ||
- sleep duration and quality (from both questionnaire and accelerometry), self-rated health and well-being | ||
Demographics and Family Health | Parent/Guardian | - ethnicity of participant, socioeconomic status of family, residential address, health history of participant and parents, family structure, age, education, stature and weight of biological parents |
Home and Neighborhood Environment | Parent/Guardian | - neighborhood social capital, home social environment, home and neighborhood food environment, home and neighborhood physical activity environment |
School Environment | School Administrator | - school facilities, healthy eating and physical activity policies, extracurricular activities, frequency of physical education and breaks (recess), availability of healthy and unhealthy food |
School Audit | - support for active participation, sports and play amenities, aesthetics, food environment, competitive food environment |