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Table 4 Measurements and time points

From: The conceptual framework for a combined food literacy and physical activity intervention to optimize metabolic health among women of reproductive age in urban Uganda

Parameter

Measurement method

Measurement moment

Baseline

Post -intervention (3 months)

Post follow -up (3 months)

Metabolic indicators

Fasting blood glucose

CardioChek plus

X

X

X

Total cholesterol

X

X

X

HDL cholesterol

X

X

X

Triglycerides

X

X

X

Blood pressure

Seca b12 (twice)

X

X

X

Body composition

Body-stat 1500 lite touch

X

X

X

Anthropometric

Weight

Weighing scale (Seca 874 dr) (twice)

X

X

X

Height

Seca height board (twice)

X

  

Waist circumference

Tape (twice)

X

X

X

Fruit and vegetable intake, food literacy and physical activity

Fruit and vegetable intake

Fruit and vegetable intake screener adapted from NIH screeners (https://epi.grants.cancer.gov/diet/screeners/fruitveg/instrument.html) , Additional file 9

Food literacy questionnaire (developed by our research team for Ugandan context in consideration of Poelman, Dijkstra [29] and Vidgen HA [27]. We are currently validating the questionnaire, Additional file 10

X

X

X

Food literacy

X

X

X

Physical activity (self-reported)

Short version of International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-SF)

X

X

X

Process indictors

Adherence to the programme

Attendance list

 

X

X

Socio-demographic data

Questionnaire

X

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