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. 2024 Apr 25;14(4):e082237. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082237

Table 2.

Measures in the Danish Diabetes Birth Registry-2 for the partners during pregnancy

Timing Level of participation
Basic information Additional information
During pregnancy
Partner Online study-specific questionnaire sent out directly after inclusion:
Ethnicity, country of birth, household composition, level of education, employment status, chronic disease/history of disease, height, current weight, alcohol use, smoking status, reading and/or writing problems, family history of diabetes.
Biological samples at 12 weeks:
Genetic risk score, epigenetic markers, small RNAs, inflammatory cytokines, metabolic markers, proteomics, serum and plasma for future biobank.
Questionnaire around 12 weeks of pregnancy:
Health status (SF-12, V.2),68 physical activity (PAS-2),93–95 eating habits,71 diet (FFQ), sleep (PSQI),74 history of psychopathology and psychotropic medication use (SSQs), history of contact with a psychologist/psychiatrist (SSQs), well-being (WHO-5),75 76 depression (EPDS),77 78 perceived stress (PSS),79 80 loneliness (T-ILS),81 relationship duration (SSQ), marital satisfaction (SSQ), dyadic coping (DCI),85 health literacy (HLSAC).86 87
Questionnaire at 26–29 weeks of pregnancy:
Health status (SF-12, V.2),68 physical activity (PAS-2),93–95 diet (FFQ), sleep (PSQI),74 changes in psychopathology and psychotropic medication use (SSQ), changes in contact with a psychologist/psychiatrist (SSQ), well-being (WHO-5),75 76 depression (EPDS),77 78 perceived stress (PSS),79 80 loneliness (T-ILS),81 prenatal attachment (PAAS).90 91

DCI, Dyadic Coping Inventory (subscales: Stress communicated by oneself, supportive dyadic coping of the partner, delegated dyadic coping of the partner, negative dyadic coping by partner, common dyadic coping, evaluation of dyadic coping); EPDS, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; FFQ, Food Frequency Questionnaire; HLCA, Health Literacy for School-Aged Children; PAAS, Paternal Antenatal Attachment Scale; PAS-2, Physical Activity Scale 2; PSQI, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; PSS, Perceived Stress Scale; SF12=12, Item Short-Form (SF-12); SSQ, Study Specific Question; T-ILS, Three Item Loneliness Scale; WHO-5, EHO - Five Well-Being Index.