Table 3 Outcomes measurements in the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study (HBSC) Survey
Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study Items | Outcome measured | Question | Possible answers |
|---|---|---|---|
Eating habits | Nutritional behaviour. Fruit, vegetable and water consumption. | How many times a week do you usually eat or drink (fruits, vegetables, sweets, coke or other soft drinks that contain sugar)…? | Never, less than once a week, once a week, 2–4 days a week, 5–6 days a week, once a day, every day, every day more than once every day. |
(primary outcomes) | Breakfast quantity and quality | How often do you usually have breakfast (more than a glass of milk or fruit juice)? | Weekdays (I never have breakfast, one day, two days, three days, four days, five days). |
Weekends (I never have breakfast during the weekend, I usually have breakfast on only one day of the weekend (Saturday OR Sunday), I usually have breakfast on both days (Saturday AND Sunday)). | |||
Physical activity | Physical activity practice | Over the past 7 days, on how many days were you physically active for a total of at least 60 min per day? | 0 days, 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 4 days, 5 days, 6 days, 7 days. |
(primary outcomes) | |||
Outside school hours: How often do you usually exercise in your free time so much that you get out of breath or sweat? | Every day, 4–6 times a week, 2–3 times a week, once a week, once a month, less than once a month, never. | ||
Outside school hours: How many hours a week do you usually exercise in your free time so much that you get out of breath or sweat? | None, about half an hour, about 1 h, about 2 to 3 h, about 4 to 6 h, about 7 h or more. | ||
Sedentary behaviour | Sedentary behaviour | About how many hours a day you usually watch television (includes DVD and videos) in your free time? | Weekdays: None at all, about half an hour a day, about 1 h a day, about 2 h a day, about 3 h a day, about 4 h a day, about 5 h a day, about 6 h a day, about 7 or more hours a day. |
(primary outcomes) | Weekends: None at all, about half an hour a day, about 1 h a day, about 2 h a day, about 3 h a day, about 4 h a day, about 5 h a day, about 6 h a day, about 7 or more hours a day. | ||
About how many hours a day do you usually play games on a computer or games console (PlayStation, Xbox, GameCube, etc.) in your free time? | Weekdays: None at all, about half an hour a day, about 1 h a day, about 2 h a day, about 3 h a day, about 4 h a day, about 5 h a day, about 6 h a day, about 7 or more hours a day. | ||
About how many hours a day do you usually use a computer for chatting on-line, internet, emailing, homework, etc. in your free time? | Weekends: None at all, about half an hour a day, about 1 h a day, about 2 h a day, about 3 h a day, about 4 h a day, about 5 h a day, about 6 h a day, about 7 or more hours a day. | ||
Self-confidence | Weight control and body image | At the present, are you on a diet or doing something else to lose weight? | No, my weight is fine; No, but I should lose some weight; No, because I need to put on weight; Yes. |
(secondary outcomes) | |||
Body mass index (secondary outcomes) | Perceived obesity and overweight prevalence | How much do you weigh without clothes? | Free space for answer. |
How tall are you without shoes? | Free space for answer. |