Table 1 Information from ERICA’s questionnaires
Questionnaire | Issue | Variable |
|---|---|---|
Adolescent | Sociodemographic characteristics | Age, gender, and race/ethnicity |
Parents’ education | ||
Household assets | ||
Number of residents/room | ||
Adolescent work | Job characteristics | |
Physical activity | Type, duration, and frequency of activity [13] | |
Active/inactive [14] | ||
Feeding behavior | Eating with parents | |
Breakfast | ||
Eating at school | ||
Eating in front of TV | ||
Snacks | ||
Drinking water | ||
Eating fish | ||
Use of sweeteners | ||
Smoking | Experimentation | |
Initiation/intensity | ||
Use of flavoured cigarrets | ||
Smoking exposure | ||
Alcohol consumption | Experimentation | |
Initiation/intensity/type of beverage | ||
Reproductive health | Sexual secondary characteristics | |
Menarche | ||
Pregnancy | ||
Use of contraceptive methods | ||
Sexual maturation self-classification using Tanner’s pictures | ||
Oral health | Gum bleeding | |
Teeth brushing | ||
Dental floss use | ||
Medical health history | Hypertension | |
Diabetes mellitus | ||
Hypercholesterolemia | ||
Ashma | ||
Bodyperception | ||
Sleep | Bed time and waketime | |
Commom mental disorders | General Health Questionnaire (GHQ12) [15] | |
Parents | Adolescent mother characteristics | Age, race/ethnicity, education Occupation |
Self-reported weight and height | ||
Family medical and health history | High blood pressure | |
Ischemic heart disease | ||
Cerebral vascular disease | ||
Diabetes mellitus | ||
High cholesterol | ||
Father’s referred weight and height | ||
Adolescent birth history | Gestational age | |
Birth weight/length | ||
Breastfeeding | ||
Birth place | ||
Adolescent medical health history | Diseases | |
Hospital admissions, including emergency admissions | ||
Adolescent sleep | Sleep duration | |
School | School general characteristics | Number of students/classes |
Number of physical education teachers | ||
Extra-curricular activities (arts, sports) | ||
Physical structure | Sports court | |
Pool | ||
Auditorium | ||
Computer lab | ||
Drinkers | ||
Eating at school | School meals | |
Food sold in school | ||
Cafeteria | ||
Food advertising |