Collected Dataset / FAMILY_Children_7to8years

The children population in the FAMILY study is composed of Canadian babies born in the Hamilton region, in Ontario, between 2005 and 2009.

Data collection occurred at study visits through questionnaires, physical measurements, and laboratory analysis of biological samples.

Information about demographics, family health history, ethnicity, socioeconomic status (education, income, postal code), quality of life and lifestyle practices (nutrition and associated behaviours, physical activity and associated behaviours, sleep patterns, parental smoking history) were collected by questionnaire.

Height, weight, waist and hip circumferences, sand percentage body fat from measures of subscapular and tricep skinfolds, and blood pressure were measured. Body mass index was calculated. In addition, physical activity was measured by accelerometry. Hand grip strength and wheezing were assessed.

Blood was also collected, noted as fasting or non-fasting, and tested for glucose, insulin, apolipoprotein A1, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and triglycerides.