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Table 1 Questionnaire questions used for reported variables

From: Canadian Pediatric Weight Management Registry (CANPWR): baseline descriptive statistics and comparison to Canadian norms

Item

Question

Response choices

Cultural background

People living in Canada come from many different cultural and racial backgrounds. Is the child:

White, Chinese, Black, Filipino, Latin American, Canadian Frist Nation, Southeast Asian, Arab, West Asian, Japanese Korean, Other

Country of Birth

In what country was the child born?

Canada, China, France, Germany, Greece, Guyana, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Italy, Jamaica, Netherlands/Holland, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Other

Household Income

Please indicate which category best represents the total annual household income from all sources (CAN currency)

Less than $49,000, $50,000-79,999, $80,000-99,999, $100,000 and above, not available

Education

What is the highest level of education attended by this child’s female and male primary caregiver?

No high school, Some high school, High School diploma, University/college, Post graduate, not available

Sleep – difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep

How often does this child have trouble going to sleep or staying asleep?

Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Most of the time, All of the time, Don’t Know

Sleep – difficulty to stay awake

How often does this child find it difficult to stay awake during normal waking hours?

Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Most of the time, All of the time, Don’t Know

Sleep – mean hours per day

How many hours does this child usually spend sleeping in a 24 h period, excluding time spent resting?

Reported in ‘x’ number of hours

Physical activity – 60 min daily

Over a typical or usual week, on how many days is the child physically active for a total of at least 60 min per day?

None, 1 day, 2 to 3 days, 4 days or more, Don’t know

Screen time

On average, about how many hours a day does the child spend on total screen time? (T.V, Computer, Video games, smartphones, social media etc.)

Doesn’t use a computer or play video games, <1 h/day, 1 to 2 h/day, 3 to 4 h/day, 5 to 6 h/day, 7 or more hours/day

Food Intake – Overarching question:

How often does your child usually eat the following foods (both meals and snacks, at home and away from home),

Food intake – Milk consumption

Milk (3%, 2%, 1%, Skim, Flavoured, Rice, Soya)

Never, less than once/month, 1 – 3/month, 1/week, 2–4/week, 5-6/week, 1/day, 2-3/day, 4-5/day, >6/day

Food intake – Dairy consumption

Dairy (Cottage Cheese, Yogurt, Ice cream, frozen yogurt, hard cheese

As above

Food intake – fruit and vegetable consumption

Fruit, lettuce or green leafy salad, spinach, mustard greens or collards, Other types of vegetables

As above

Food intake – sugared drink consumption

Regular soft drinks, Sports Drinks, Energy drinks, Fruit juice, fruit flavoured drinks

As above

Food intake – water consumption

Beverages, water

As above

  1. NOTE: For nutritional intake a typical serving size is provided, each item is separate and the total are added together