Table 4.
Paternal variables and biological specimens collected via questionnaires and clinic visits
| Variables | <14 weeks gestation | 14–26 weeks | 27–40 weeks | 3 months postpartum | 5 years postpartum |
| Sociodemographics | |||||
| Household income | X | ||||
| Education | X | ||||
| Marital status | X | ||||
| Age | X | ||||
| Primary language | X | ||||
| Born in Canada | X | ||||
| Family background | X | X | |||
| Family history | X | ||||
| Health and lifestyle | |||||
| General health | X | X | |||
| Current medical conditions and medications | X | X | X | ||
| Substance use | X | X | X | X | |
| Physical activity anthropometrics (BMI/height/weight) | GLTE | GLTE | GLTE | GLTE | |
| X | X | X | |||
| Psychosocial health | |||||
| Depression | EDS | EDS | EDS | EDS | |
| Social support | SSQ | SSQ | SSQ | SSQ | |
| Stress | SLEQ | SLEQ | |||
| Anxiety | SCL-90-R | ||||
| Biological specimens | |||||
| Buccal cell swab | X | ||||
| DNA from blood | X |
X refers to investigator-developed measures.
BMI, body mass index; EDS, Edinburgh Depression Scale; GLTE, Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire; SLEQ, Stressful Life Events Questionnaire; SSQ, Social Support Questionnaire.