Table 1

From 2000 to 2015, age and number of participants measured for variables associated with physical growth and risk for future disease

Year
Age
Measure of child
2000
Birth
2004
4 years
2006
6 years
2009
9 years
2011
11 years
2014
14 years Full cohort
2015
14 years Substudy
Anthropometry/physical development/growth
 Weight1379895895885949917204
 Height885895890949918204
 Waist circumference896895891918204
 Pubertal development949*1007*890
 Body fat by bioimpedance analysis726849833900204
 Body fat by DXA204
Food patterns
 Food frequency907801204
 Dietary habits976*898
Physical function
 Subjective physical activity901779
 Objective physical activity (by accelerometer)204
 Objective fitness (by 6 min walk test)203
 Grip strength915203
Geographical environment
 Physical address of participants1398909897891952934204
Metabolic risk
 Blood pressure, heart rate895856914204
 HbA1c point of care screening768202
 Venepuncture
  Fasting glucose, HbA1c, insulin204
  Fasting lipids, uric acid204
  Liver function and satiety hormones204
  Inflammation CRP204
  • *Parent-reported.

  • CRP, C reactive protein; DXA, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; HbA1c, glycated haemoglobin.