Questionnaires and measurements

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Teachers: Questionnaires and Measurements

Click the links below to see the questonnaires used in DASH:

DASH Study Questionnaire (2003/04)
Follow-up DASH Study Questionnaire (2005/06)
DASH Feasibility Study Questionnaire (2012/13)
DASH Feasibility Study Dietary Recall Questionnaire (2012/13)

Physical measurements taken
Height
Weight
Body fat
Blood Pressure
Waist, hip and arm circumferences
Stage of puberty (self-complete questionnaire used, 2003 only)
Lung function (in 2003 & 2012/2013 study)
Salivary cotinine - a measure of nicotine exposure (in 2003 study only)
Blood sample (2012/2013 study only)
ActivPAL - a measure of physical activity (in 2012/2013 study only)

The Measurement protocols reflect those of WHO (Physical Status: The Use and Interpretation of Anthropometry, 1995), available from study team on request.