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. 2023 Mar 22;9:48. doi: 10.1186/s40814-023-01267-5

Table 2.

Clinical outcome measurements/procedures used in the ‘Get Healthy!’ feasibility trial

Dimension measured Procedure details
Body mass index (BMI) BMI = weight/height (kg/m2) [22]
Waist circumference Measured at the midpoint between the iliac crest and the lowest rib, in full expiration, to the nearest 0.1 cm while the person is standing [23]
Blood pressure To be measured using sphygmomanometer while the participant is seated and has rested for at least 5 min prior [24]
Cardiovascular fitness

YMCA sub-maximal ergometer test 12 min duration [25]:

- Minutes/stages performed

- Peak heart rate (%APMHR)

- Peak workload achieved

Physical activity level and sedentary behaviour

Subjective data:

- International Physical Activity Questionnaire-proxy respondent (IPAQ-pr) proxy report [26]

Objective data:

- Waist-based GTX3 actigraph accelerometer to be worn for a period of 3–5 days in each data collection period [27]

Physical Strength

- 30-s modified push-up test [28]

- Medicine ball throw/chest pass [29]

- 10 RM testing [30]

- 30-s sit-to-stand test [31]

Quality of life Personal Wellbeing Index-Intellectual Disability (PWI-ID) [32]
Dietary intake

- 3-day photographic food record [33]

- Proxy-assisted 24-h recall [34]

Healthy literacy Nutrition and Activity Knowledge Scale for Use with People with an Intellectual Disability (NAKS) questionnaire [35]