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Table 1 The Children’s Healthy Living (CHL) Program individual and community level measures

From: Children’s Healthy Living (CHL) Program for remote underserved minority populations in the Pacific region: rationale and design of a community randomized trial to prevent early childhood obesity

Individual level measures

Assessed in matched-pair communities

Assessed in temporal communities

Assessed in FAS

Category

Measurement

Measurement tools

Completed by

0 month

24 month

0 month

24 month

 

Demographic

Demographic[15, 4348]

Questionnaire

Surrogate*

X

X

X

X

X

Anthropometry

Height

Stadiometer

Staff

X

X

X

X

X

Weight

Portable Scale

Staff

X

X

X

X

X

Waist circumference

Circumference Tape

Staff

X

X

X

X

X

Diet

2 d# Food intake[61, 62]

Food & Activity Log

Surrogate*

X

X

  

X

Physical Activity (PA)

6 d PA[66]

Accelerometer**

Child

X

X

  

X

2 d# Activity Log [62]

Food & Activity Log

Surrogate*

X

X

  

X

Sedentary behavior (SB)/Screen Time (ST)

6 d SB/ST[66]

Accelerometer**

Child

X

X

  

X

2 d# Activity Log[62]

Food & Activity Log

Surrogate*

X

X

  

X

Usual SB/ST[52]

Questionnaire

Surrogate*

X

X

  

X

Sleep

6 d Sleeping[66]

Accelerometer**

Child

X

X

  

X

2 d# Activity Log[62]

Food & Activity Log

Surrogate*

X

X

  

X

Sleeping behavior[53]

Questionnaire

Surrogate*

X

X

  

X

Acanthosis Nigricans

Presence/Severity[67]

Visual observation/ assessment form

Staff

X

X

  

X

Culture

Language/culture[4951]

Questionnaire

Surrogate*

X

X

  

X

Community level measures

Assessed in matched-pair communities

Assessed in temporal communities

Assessed in FAS

Category

Measurement

Completed by

0 month

24 month

0 month

24 month

 

Food[6971]

Food Outlet Inventory

Staff

X

X

  

X

 

Fast Food Restaurant Inventory

Staff

X

X

  

X

 

Fast Food Observation Form

Staff

X

X

  

X

 

CHL Food Cost Survey

Staff

X

   

X

 

Food Availability & Marketing Survey

Staff

X

X

  

X

 

Store Environment Walkability Survey

Staff

X

X

  

X

Physical Activity[69, 74]

Physical Activity Facility Inventory

Staff

X

X

  

X

 

Physical Activity Facility Observation Form

Staff

X

X

  

X

 

Park Inventory

Staff

X

X

  

X

 

Park Observation Form

Staff

X

X

  

X

School Inventory

Staff

X

X

  

X

School Observation Form

Staff

X

X

  

X

 

Inventory for Church and Community Centers Used for Physical Activity

Staff

X

X

  

X

 

Church Observation Form

Staff

X

X

  

X

Community Medical Facilities[76, 77]

Medical Facility Inventory Form

Staff

X

X

  

X

Community Readiness[78]

Community Readiness Assessment

Key community Stakeholders

X

X

   
  1. FAS = Freely Associates States of Micronesia.
  2. X = indicates measurement completed.
  3. *Surrogate reporter = parent/caregiver.
  4. **A minimum of 100 children in each matched-pair community and FAS jurisdiction will wear an accelerometer.
  5. #Randomly assigned non-consecutive days.