LifeCourse A Melbourne Children's Research Initiative

Memory Maestros: Biosamples

Relevant LifeCourse Constructs	Year	2012	2012	2012	2013	2014
	Phase	1: Baseline and screening	2: Intervention	3: 6 month follow-up	4: 12 month follow-up	5: 24 month follow-up
	Age	6-7 years	6-7 years	6-8 years	7-8 years	8-9 years
	N	1802	Substudy: 452	Substudy: 452	Substudy: 452	Total: 1269 Substudy: 397
Blood specimen from newborn							B:NBS ^I Total: 869
Saliva							B:Sal ^I Total: 776

Featured measurements

NBS: : Newborn Bloodspot Screening (Guthrie) card sample
Sal: : Saliva sample

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.