Table 1.
Behavioral Domain | Biological Domain | ||
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Construct | Measure | Construct | Measure |
Usual Dietary Intake | Multiple Interviewer- Administered 24hr Recalls | Anthropometry | Height, Weight, and BMI |
Overall Dietary Quality | Healthy Eating Index-2010 | Body Composition and Visceral Fat | Bioelectrical Impedance Spectroscopy (BIS) |
Eating Away from Home | EARLY Eating Away from Home Questionnaire | Body Fat Distribution | Waist to Hip Ratio, Waist Circumference |
Sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption | EARLY SSB Consumption Questionnaire | Expended Energy | REE – Mifflin St.Jeor equation, Total EE, Physical Activity Level (PAL) |
Objective Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, Sleep Duration and Timing | Actigraphy | Energy Intake | Energy Intake - Steady State & Change |
Self-reported Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior | Global Physical Activity Questionnaire | Cardiorespiratory Fitness | Resting Heart Rate |
Self-reported Physical Activity | Paffenbarger Questionnaire | Energy Homeostasis | Adiponectin, Leptin, Amylin, (panel) |
Self-reported Sedentary Behavior | CARDIA/EARLY Questionnaire | Thyroid Hormones | TSH, T4, fT4I (panel) |
Self-reported Sleep Duration and Timing | Munich Chronotype Questionnaire (MCTQ) | Hunger/Satiety | Ghrelin, GLP1, GIP, PYY (panel) |
Sleep Disorders (Apnea) | Berlin Questionnaire for Sleep Apnea | Nutrient Status | Metabolite Panel (Glucose, NEFA, TG) |
Self-Weighing Behavior | EARLY Self-Weighing Questionnaire | Metabolic Function | Insulin, Glucagon;Insulin Sensitivity - HOMA; Glucose Control - HbA1c |
Inflammation | IL-6, TNF-alpha, CRP | ||
Biobanking | Whole Blood |
Environmental Domain | Psychosocial Domain | ||
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Construct | Measure | Construct | Measure |
Home address | Home address | State Affect | PANAS (state) |
Walkability - Objective | Walk Score or EPA Walkability | Perceived Stress | Perceived Stress Scale |
Land Use Mix - Perceived | Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale - Land Use Mix Access Subscale | Emotional Eating | Palatable Eating Motives: Coping Subscale |
Food Outlet Accessibility - Objective | Density of (1) Supermarkets, (2) Fast food restaurants, and (3) Convenience stores | Binge Eating | Questionnaire on Eating and Weight Patterns |
Food Outlet Accessibility - Perceived | Perceived presence of (1) Supermarkets, (2) Fast Food Restaurants, and (3) Convenience stores, Plus Others (Liese) | Trait Food Craving | Trait Food Craving Questionnaire- Reduced |
Food Availability - Perceived | MESA Neighborhood Healthy Food Availability | Reward-Related Eating | Reward Based Eating Drive |
Socioeconomic Deprivation - Objective | Neighborhood Deprivation Index (Diez Roux et al) | Executive Function | Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function-Adult |
Delay Discounting | Kirby Questionnaire | ||
Personal Safety - Objective | Neighborhood Police-Reported Crime | Behavioral Intention | Behavioral Intention Scale(s) |
Personal Safety - Perceived | MESA Perceived Neighborhood Safety | Self-Efficacy | Self-Efficacy Scale(s) |
BMI of Individuals in their Social Network - Objective | BMI of Spouse/Partner | Hedonic Response (‘liking’) and Motivation (‘wanting’) for Food | ‘Liking’ and ‘Wanting’ Visual Analog Scales |
Weight status of Individuals in their Social Network - Perceived | Weight-related Social Norms Scale | Hunger and Satiety | Hunger and Satiety Visual Analog Scales |
Support from Social Network | Perceived Autonomy Support Scale; Modified Sallis | Personality: Big Five Factors | Mini-International Personality Item Pool (Short form)/Big Five Inventory-2 (Long form) |
Perceived Autonomy Support | Important Others’ Questionnaire |
CriteriaCriteria, evidence, and rationale for the selection of constructs and measures are described in detailed in the accompanying papers for the behavioral (30), biological (31), environmental (32), and psychosocial (33) domains. This list of high priority, core measures, along with descriptions, references, and relevant resources can be found on the GEM website (www.gem-measures.org).