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Table 4 Summary of assessments (children/adolescents)

From: Hormonal regulatory mechanisms in obese children and adolescents after previous weight reduction with a lifestyle intervention: maintain - paediatric part - a RCT from 2009–15

Measure

T-3

T0

T12

T18, T24

T36, T48

(Recruitment)

(Randomisation)

(12 months)

(18 and 24 months)

(36 and 48 months)

In-depth medical evaluation

     

 Individual medical history

X

X

X

X

X

 Family-related medical history

X

    

 Growth and development in infancy

X

    

 Demographic status (social and migration background)

X

    

 Performance at school

X

X

X

X

X

 Exercise/sports per week

X

X

X

X

X

 Meal times during week and weekend

X

X

X

X

X

 BABELUGA lifestyle monitoring items

X

X

X

X

 

Anthropometry

     

 General physical examination

X

X

X

X

X

 Height and weight, skin wrinkle

X

X

X

X

X

 Waist and hip circumference

X

X

X

X

X

 Blood pressure

X

X

X

X

X

Physical Performance

     

 Resting energy expenditure (REE)

X

X

X

X

X

 Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA)

X

X

X

X

X

 Leonardo GRFP Mechanography Measurement

X

X

X

X

 

 Hand Dynamic

X

X

X

X

 

 Munich fitness test (mMFT)

X

 

X

X (at T24)

 

 Intima media thickness (IMT)

X

X

X

  

Laboratory tests

     

 Fasting blood sample (Chem and Endo Lab)

X

X

X

X

X

 Oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT, 3h)

X

X

X

X

X

 Cortisol kinetics

X

    

 Salivary profile/ Cortisol

X

  

X (at T24)

 

 24-hour urine collection

X

    

 Diet history interview (DISHES-98) (Mensink et al. 1998)

X

X

X

X ( at T24)

 

Psychological diagnostic Children/ adolescent

     

 Child Behavior Checklist (Parents, CBCL/4-18 (Achenbach 1981)

X

 

X

  

 Youth self report (YSR/11-18) (Achenbach 1981)

X

 

X

  

 Fear Survey Schedule for Children-Revised (FSSC-R, PHOKI)

 von M. Döpfner, M. Schnabel, H. Goletz, T.H. Ollendick

X

 

X

 

X

 Children’s Depression Inventory (CDI, DIKJ) von J. Stiensmeier-Pelster, M. Braune-Krickau, M. Schürmann, K. Duda

X

X

X

 

X

 the Beck Depression Inventory (for adults >18 years, BDI II) von A.T. Beck, R.A. Steer, G.K. Brown, M. Hautzinger, F. Keller, C. Kühner

   

X

X

 Questionnaire about Health status and quality of life (for adults >18 years, SF 36) (M. Morfeld, I. Kirchberger, M. Bullinger)

   

X

X

 General quality of life – KIDSCREEN-52 (self-report) http://www.kindl.org

X

 

X

X

X

 Obesity-related quality of life - KINDL® Obesity Module (self-report) http://www.kindl.org

X

X

X

X

X

 General self-efficacy – (Schwarz and Jerusalem 1999)

X

X

X

X

X

 Body size/shape perception based on a child-specific adaptation and Figure Rating Scale (Stunkard et al. 1983)

X

 

X

X

X

 Family Affluence Scale II, adolescent self-report measure (William Boyce, Torbjorn Torsheim, Candace Currie, Alessio Zambio 2006)

X

 

X

X (at T24)

X

 General quality of life – KIDSCREEN-52 (parent-proxy) http://www.kindl.org

X

 

X

X

 

 Obesity-related quality of life - KINDL® Obesity Module (parent-proxy) http://www.kindl.org

X

 

X

X

 

 Body size/shape perception based on a child-specific adaptation and Figure Rating Scale (Stunkard et al. 1983)

X

 

X

X