Table 2.

Data available in general population-based studies (√= data available, x= data not available, - =no data collection at this time point)

Indicators of interest	HBCS	CSHRR	DFBC	DCD	CPC	CIHVR	NFBC1966	NFBC1986	RS	OULU1935	OULU1945	POGO	German GDM	GenR	PREOBE
Pregnancy
Anthropometric measures	✓	-	✓	-	✓	×	✓	✓	-	-	-	✓	✓	✓	✓
Blood samples	×	-	×	-	×	×	✓	✓	-	-	-			✓	✓
Gestational diabetes	×	-	✓	-	×	×	×	✓	-	-	-	✓	✓	✓	✓
Socio-economic indicators	✓	-	✓	-	✓	✓	✓	✓	-	-	-	✓	✓	✓	✓
Health behaviours	×	-	×	-	✓	×	✓	✓	-	-	-	✓	×	✓	✓
Childhood (birth to 12 y)
Anthropometric measures	✓	✓	✓	-	✓	✓	✓	✓	-	-	-	✓	✓	✓	✓
Growth modelling	×	×	×	-	×	×	✓	✓	-	-	-	✓	✓	✓	✓
Blood samples	×	×	×	-	×	×	×	×	-	-	-	✓	✓	✓	✓
Developmental milestones	×	×	×	-	✓	✓	✓	✓	-	-	-	×	×	✓	✓
Early nutrition	✓	×	✓	-	✓	✓	✓	✓	-	-	-	✓	✓	✓	✓
Family lifestyle information	✓	✓	×	-	✓	×	✓	✓	-	-	-	×	×	✓	✓
Adolescence (13–18 y)
Anthropometric measurements	-	✓	×	-	✓	-	✓	✓	-	-	-	✓	✓	✓	-
Blood samples	-	×	×	-	×	-	×	✓	-	-	-	✓	✓	✓	-
Socio-economic indicators	-	✓	×	-	✓	-	✓	✓	-	-	-	✓	✓	✓	-
Health behaviours	-	×	×	-	×	-	×	✓	-	-	-	✓	×	✓	-
Adulthood (18y +)
Anthropometric measurements	✓	-	✓	✓	✓	-	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	×	×	-	-
Blood samples	✓	-	✓	-	×	-	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	×	×	-	-
Socio-economic indicators	✓	-	✓	✓	✓	-	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	×	×	-	-
Health behaviours	✓	-	✓	-	✓	-	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	×	×	-	-