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Table 3 Common Risk/Health Factor Measures

From: Reducing pediatric caries and obesity risk in South Asian immigrants: randomized controlled trial of common health/risk factor approach

Construct

Variable Measure

Source

Bottle/Sippy:

Any (Y/N)

24 h recall (MSB)

Frequency (#/day)

24 h recall (MSB)

Added sweet/solid (Y/N)

24 h recall (MSB)

@ Bed or Nap (Y/N)

24 h recall (MSB)

Dietary Pattern

F & V servings (#/day)

24 h recall (MSB)

Juice & sweet drinks (#/day)

24 h recall (MSB)

Sweet & salty snack (#/day)

24 h recall (MSB)

Unique Obesity

Physical activity

Questionnaire

Screen time

Questionnaire

BMI-for-Age Z score

Pediatrics visit

Weight Velocity Z score

Pediatrics visit

Unique Oral Health

Oral hygiene (#/day or wk)

Questionnaire

Dental visit (Y/N)

Questionnaire

Visible caries (Y/N)

Intra-oral camera

Caries Severity (dfs index)

I.O. camera