Table 1 Data collected

Questionnaire

Name, date of birth, birth weight, school, medical history of child, GP; family history of obesity – related conditions; parental height, weight, waist circumference, postcode and DOB.

Anthropometrical data

Height, weight (BMI), Waist, hip and neck circumference, percentage body fat as assessed by skinfold thickness

Physiological measurements

Blood pressure, 20 metre shuttle run

Blood tests

Cholesterol, fasting triglyceride, insulin, glucose, fibrinogen, leptin, adiponectin

Dietary questionnaire

Seven day food diary

Physical activity

Self reported activity levels on Physical Activity Questionnaire, Accelerometer.

Ethic group

Caucasian, South Asian, African or other.

School Level Data

Deprivation

Proportion registered for free school dinners.