Table 1 Summary of Data Collection for Study Population Sub-groups

OUTCOME MEASURES

All 3 years pre- and post-light rail transit (LRT)

Medical Care Costs

X

X

Body Mass Index

X

X

Blood pressure

X

X

Laboratory Data (lipids, HgbA1c)

X

X

Age, sex

X

X

Race, ethnicity

X

X

Smoking, alcohol use

X

X

Chronic disease/co-morbidities (diagnoses)

X

X

Charlson Index [44], 3 years pre- and post- LRT

Medication use

X

X

3 years pre- and post- LRT

TRANSPORTATION AND NEIGHBORHOOD PERCEPTIONS SURVEY VARIABLES

*

All baseline and 1-year post-LRT

Race/ethnicity details, income, education

*

X

Census Items

Functional Status

*

X

10-item scale from PROMIS [45, 46]

Duration of residence prior to enrollment

*

X

Prior 3 addresses

Residential Preference

*

X

MetroAtlanta Pref Survey

Perceived Walkability

*

X

Transportation Use

*

X

Household Environment

*

X

Occupants, exercise equipment, pets

Worksite Environment

*

X

Address, exercise promotion [49, 50]†

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND TRANSPORTATION MEASURES

At baseline and 1-year post-LRT

Accelerometry

X

7-Day Actigraph® GT3X+,

GPS tracking

X

7-day BT Q1000XT GPS

Travel Diary

X

7-day Modified 2009 NTHS [54]

BUILT ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

Neighborhood walkability

X

X

Regional transportation accessibility*

X

X

Pedestrian Landscape

X

X

MAPS tool [66]

Park Access

X

X