Table 2

Follow-up rate across core variables

OutcomeScale or measuresNumber at baselineFollow-up rate
Anthropometry
 Weight (kg)165472%
 Height (m)165472%
 BMI (kg/m2)165472%
 Waist circumference (cm)168978%
 Hip circumference (cm)1725NA*
 Neck circumference (cm)1739NA*
General lifestyle
 Smokers24Initiation, persistence, quantity, age at onset of regular cigarette use169077%
 SedentarismIPAQ (International Physical Activity Questionnaire, short version)35168875%
 Physical activityIPAQ (short version)35169077%
 Nutritional assessmentFood frequency questionnaire361819NA*
 Alcohol consumptionSelf-report168277%
 Socioeconomic profileSelf-report169077%
 Education levelSelf-report169077%
Cardiovascular health
 24-hour ambulatory BP monitoring (mm Hg)1351NA*
 Carotid–femoral pulse wave velocity (m/s)1675NA*
 Ankle–brachial index (ratio)1631NA*
 Carotid intima-media thickness (mm)1735NA*
 Heart rate variability in 2 positions (supine and standing, ms/un and ms2)1735NA*
 Systolic BP (mm Hg)168672%
 Diastolic BP (mm Hg)168472%
 24-hour (Holter monitoring)1059NA*
 Vascular age (years)1651NA*
Biochemical measurements
 Fasting glucose (mg/dL)162674%
 Triglycerides (mg/dL)166174%
 HDL-c (mg/dL)166674%
 LDL-c (mg/dL)165373%
 Total cholesterol (mg/dL)166274%
 Fasting metabolome (mg/dL)1485NA*
 HbA1c (%)1772NA*
Skin phenotypes
 DermatologyVisual imaging37, optical coherence tomography (algorithms), Corneometer (scale application), transepidermal water loss (scale application), Cutometer (scale application) questionnaires381587NA*
Mental health
 Symptoms for major psychiatric disordersCIS-R391701NA*
 Cognitive and executive functionWords or figure memory test; semantic (animals) and phonemic (letter F) verbal fluency tests; Trail Making Test1701NA*
 Executive functionRandom Number Generation, plus/minus1301NA
 AnxietyHospital Anxiety and Depression Scale401375NA*
 DepressionHospital Anxiety and Depression Scale401375NA*
Sleep and circadian rhythms
 SleepPittsburgh Sleep Quality Index,41 Epworth Sleepiness Questionnaire,42 Berlin Questionnaire431758NA*
 Diurnal preferenceMorningness–eveningness questionnaire441327NA*
  • *Follow-up was not possible as baseline information was only collected in 2010.

  • BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; CIS-R, Revised Clinical Interview Schedule; HbA1c, glycated haemoglobin; HDL-c, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-c, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; NA, not applicable.