Table 1.
Information from ERICA’s questionnaires
| Questionnaire | Issue | Variable |
|---|---|---|
| Adolescent | Sociodemographic characteristics | Age, gender, and race/ethnicity |
| Parents’ education | ||
| Household assets | ||
| Number of residents/room | ||
| Adolescent work | Job characteristics | |
| Physical activity | Type, duration, and frequency of activity [13] | |
| Active/inactive [14] | ||
| Feeding behavior | Eating with parents | |
| Breakfast | ||
| Eating at school | ||
| Eating in front of TV | ||
| Snacks | ||
| Drinking water | ||
| Eating fish | ||
| Use of sweeteners | ||
| Smoking | Experimentation | |
| Initiation/intensity | ||
| Use of flavoured cigarrets | ||
| Smoking exposure | ||
| Alcohol consumption | Experimentation | |
| Initiation/intensity/type of beverage | ||
| Reproductive health | Sexual secondary characteristics | |
| Menarche | ||
| Pregnancy | ||
| Use of contraceptive methods | ||
| Sexual maturation self-classification using Tanner’s pictures | ||
| Oral health | Gum bleeding | |
| Teeth brushing | ||
| Dental floss use | ||
| Medical health history | Hypertension | |
| Diabetes mellitus | ||
| Hypercholesterolemia | ||
| Ashma | ||
| Bodyperception | ||
| Sleep | Bed time and waketime | |
| Commom mental disorders | General Health Questionnaire (GHQ12) [15] | |
| Parents | Adolescent mother characteristics | Age, race/ethnicity, education Occupation |
| Self-reported weight and height | ||
| Family medical and health history | High blood pressure | |
| Ischemic heart disease | ||
| Cerebral vascular disease | ||
| Diabetes mellitus | ||
| High cholesterol | ||
| Father’s referred weight and height | ||
| Adolescent birth history | Gestational age | |
| Birth weight/length | ||
| Breastfeeding | ||
| Birth place | ||
| Adolescent medical health history | Diseases | |
| Hospital admissions, including emergency admissions | ||
| Adolescent sleep | Sleep duration | |
| School | School general characteristics | Number of students/classes |
| Number of physical education teachers | ||
| Extra-curricular activities (arts, sports) | ||
| Physical structure | Sports court | |
| Pool | ||
| Auditorium | ||
| Computer lab | ||
| Drinkers | ||
| Eating at school | School meals | |
| Food sold in school | ||
| Cafeteria | ||
| Food advertising |