LifeCourse A Melbourne Children's Research Initiative

BIS: Physical activity

Relevant LifeCourse Constructs	Year	2010-2013	2010-2013	2010-2013	2010-2014	2011-2014	2011-2014	2011-2014	2011-2014	2012-2014	2012-2015	2014-2016	2020-Ongoing
	Wave	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
	Age	1st and 2nd trimester	3rd trimester	Birth/perinatal	4 weeks	3 months	6 months	9 months	12 months	18 months	2 years	4 years	7-9 years
	N	1158 mothers enrolled	1158 mothers enrolled	1074 eligible infants	984		927		894		823	909	In progress
Domestic activity				P:IPAQ ^I
Leisure activities				P:IPAQ ^I										P:LSAC ^I
Muscle function test														O:BrJ ^I O:GrS ^I
Physical activity				P:IPAQ ^I								P:BIS ^I	P:BIS ^I	P:BIS ^I P:LSAC ^I
Physical activity assessment													O:ActM ^I

Featured measurements

ActM: : Activity Monitor
BIS: : Barwon Infant Study-devised measure
BrJ: : Broad Jump
GrS: : Grip Strength
IPAQ: : International Physical Activity Questionnaire
LSAC: : Longitudinal Study of Australian Children-devised measure

Legend

B: = Biosample collected
BA: = Biosample analysis
G: = Grandparent(s) completed questionnaire
L: = Data linkage
N: = Nurse completed questionnaire
O: = Observation or direct assessment
Of: = Offspring completed questionnaire
P: = Parent/guardian completed questionnaire
Pe: = Peer completed questionnaire
R: = Records abstraction
S: = Self (primary participant) completed questionnaire
T: = Teacher completed questionnaire
X: = Other source
X ^F: = Pertains to father
X ^Fam: = Pertains to family
X ^G: = Pertains to grandparent(s)
X ^I: = Pertains to primary participant
X ^IP: = Pertains to partner
X ^M: = Pertains to mother
X ^O: = Pertains to offspring
X ^P: = Pertains to parent/guardian(s)
X ^Pe: = Pertains to peers
X ^Si: = Pertains to sibling(s)
X ^T: = Pertains to teacher(s)
X ^X: = Pertains to other reportees

Metadata presented by LifeCourse provides a crucial first step in understanding the available data across studies. It does not take the place of detailed study documentation, which should always be consulted during design and analysis.