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. 2018 Mar 31;10(4):439. doi: 10.3390/nu10040439

Table 1.

Items included in the baseline questionnaire (Q0) and in the follow-up questionnaires after 2, 4…, and 18 years (Q2 to Q18).

Number of Items Concerning Each Group of Characteristics in the Baseline and Follow-up Questionnaires
Q0 Q2 Q4 Q6 Q8 Q10 Q12 Q14 Q16 Q18 Qbrief
SUN participation category - 1 - - - - - - - - -
Sociodemographics 10 1 1 1 2 2 1 3 3 2 1
Sex, birth date, residence, marital status, n children, n cohabitants, education, health-career, working status, religiosity
Anthropometrics 4 1 1 4 4 2 1 1 5 2 1
Weight, weight change, birth weight, height, body image, waist circumference, hip circumference
Quality of life - - 27 2 28 - - - - - -
Health self-perception, health quality, pain
Diet 136 9 9 15 - 136* 3 31 12 3 -
Dairy, meat, fish, eggs, vegetables, fruit, legumes, cereals, fats, sweets and pastries, nuts, miscellaneous, fiber
Special diet, enriched foods
Soft drinks, diet soft drinks, juices, energetic drinks
Alcohol
Eating behaviors 9 - - 3 2 - 1 3 1 - -
Eating out, fast-food, ready-made, snacking, cooking oils
Lifestyle 44 3 4 2 4 - - 18 7 3 -
Smoking, drinking, driving, physical activity, sedentarism, screen time, social networks, sleeping quality
Clinical data and Family/childhood history 25 - 1 7 7 1 1 2 4 5 1
Heart rate, BP, cholesterol (total, LDL, HDL), TGs, glucose,
Moles, sunburn, snoring, sleeping problems, memory loss, menstruation, pregnancy, breastfeeding, family records
Disease diagnosis 32 34 33 34 35 35 42 44 47 51 37
-Diabetes, gestational diabetes, high cholesterol, high TGs, obesity
-Hypertension, myocardial infarction, angina, by-pass, coronary angioplasty, CVA, paroxysmal tachycardia, atrial fibrillation, aortic aneurysm, CCF, thrombosis, arterial insufficiency, lung embolism,
-Asthma, chronic bronchitis / emphysema
-Traffic injuries, sport injury, hip fracture or other, (rheumatoid) arthritis, arthrosis, rheumatism, osteoporosis
-Colon or rectal polyps, gastric/duodenal ulcer, gallstones
-Kidney stones or renal colic
-Cataracts, cataract surgery, myopia, hyperopia, presbyopia, astigmatism, glaucoma, retinal degenerative disease
-Periodontal diseases
-Sleep apnea, insomnia, anorexia or bulimia, anxiety, depression, memory loss, dementia, Alzheimer, Parkinson, migraine
-Infertility, fibrocystic breast disease
-Cancer or tumors
-Surgery (hip, knee, gastric by-pass, coronary by-pass...)
Preventive screenings 14 6 6 6 - - - - - -
Healthcare center visit, GP examination, cholesterol, blood pressure, ECG, cardiovascular, respiratory, fecal occult blood, colonoscopy/sigmoidoscopy, dental, ophthalmologic, gynecologic, prostate
Preventive strategies 3 3 3 3 3 - - - - - -
Sunscreen, seat belt, airbag, helmet
Medications and supplements 18 1 1 1 - - - 1 1 1 1
Analgesics, cholesterol lowering, antidiabetics, diuretics, cardiovascular, weight control, antidepressants, anxiolytics, insomnia, hormonal therapy, vitamins and minerals
Personality traits, feelings, and emotions 3 - 9 - 9 - - - 25 29 -
Hard-working, competitive, stressed, aggressive, autonomous
Feelings and emotions

TG: triglycerides; CVA: cerebrovascular accident; CCF: congestive cardiac failure; GP: general practitioner; ECG: electrocardiogram. * Optional (online version of the questionnaire).