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Table 1 Primary and secondary objectives and outcome measures

From: Campbelltown – Changing our Future: study protocol for a whole of system approach to childhood obesity in South Western Sydney

Objectives

Item to be measured

Proposed instrument/measure

Primary

To examine change in

 • BMI-z score

 • childhood overweight and obesity prevalence

Anthropometry

Parent-reported height and weight

Secondary

To examine changes in

 • sugar sweetened beverage intake

 • water intake

 • daily fruit and vegetable consumption

 • proportion of participants meeting the Australian Dietary Guidelines for fruit and vegetable intake

Diet

Modified version of the Simple Dietary Questionnaire (SDQ) [26]

 • minutes per day spent in moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA) and Sedentary Behaviour (SB)

 • proportion of participants meeting national PA and screen time guidelines

 • mode of transport to and from school

PA and sedentary behaviour

Modified questionnaire containing items from Core Indicators and Measures of Youth Health [27] and SHAPES survey [28]

Accelerometry data [29, 30]

 • psychosocial health summary score

 • physical health summary score

Physical and psychosocial health

Paediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) [31]

Systems and environmental

To examine change in

 • school policy environment

 • school physical environment

Physical and social school environments

Live Life Well @ School desirable practices [32]

 • built environment

Physical and social built environment

Community Park Audit Tool [33]

 • communities’ understanding and preparedness to act on specific issues

Community capacity

Readiness to Change questionnaire [34]