Table 1.

Patient Measures.

Construct*	Conceptual Definition	Operational Definition	Source
Outcomes
BMI	Weight, controlling for height	weight (kg)/[height (m)]2, based on measured height and weight	CDW
Metabolic Risk (WAVES I)	Blood pressure Serum glucose Serum lipids	Systolic and diastolic blood pressures Serum glucose Total, HDL and LDL cholesterol	CDW
MOVE! Engagement/Participation (WAVES II)	Duration and/or intensity of MOVE! program participation	2 or more visits (yes/no) MOVE! visit count “Intense and Sustained” participation as defined by MOVE! (8 or more visits in 6 months taking place over at least 4 months)	NPCD
Covariates
Demographics	Age	Age: in years	NPCD
	Gender/sex	Self-reported gender or sex	NPCD
	Race/ethnicity	Self-reported race and ethnicity	NPCD
	Marital status	Marital status	NPCD
	Socioeconomic status	Military rank at discharge (DoD) AFQT aptitude test score (percentile), taken at military recruitment	DoD
Clinical Factors	Health status/comorbidity burden	Modified Deyo-Charlson Comorbidity Score, based on ICD-9 and CPT procedure codes, or similar comorbidity index	NPCD, Medicare claims
	Health events impacting diet, physical activity, or weight	Surgical procedures, based on Decision Support System (DSS) Identifiers (clinic stop codes), CPT, and ICD-9 procedure codes	NPCD, Medicare claims
	Medications known to influence appetite, weight	Weight loss medications (e.g., orlistat) Other medications known to influence appetite and/or weight (e.g., insulin, anti-psychotics antidepressants, oral diabetes drugs)	DSS Pharmacy Data, Medicare Part D event data
Healthcare Utilization	Inpatient stays and outpatient encounters	Count of inpatient days Count of outpatient primary and specialty care provider encounters	NPCD, Medicare claims
MOVE! Program Participation (WAVES I)	Intensity, duration, and components of MOVE! program participation	MOVE! encounters (e.g., count, yes/no) MOVE! encounter type(s)—individual in-person, individual phone, group	NPCD (DSS identifiers)
Veteran’s VA Facility	VA facility where veteran received the majority of his/her care	VA facility identifier	NPCD

Abbreviations: ADR: Administrative Data Repository; AFQT: Armed Forces Qualifying Test; ASVAB: Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery; BMI: Body Mass Index; CDW: VA Corporate Data Warehouse; DoD: Department of Defense; DSS: VHA Decision Support System; NPCD: National Patient Care Database; NPPD: National Prosthetics Patient Database; PSSG: Planning Systems Support Group; VBA: Veterans Benefits Administration; VSF: VHA Vital Status File; VADIR: VA/DOD Identity Repository

^*Constructs apply to both WAVES I and II unless otherwise specified.