Collected Dataset / FAMILY_Siblings_5years

The siblings population is composed of the older full siblings of the children to be born into the study.

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), lifestyle practices (nutrition and associated behaviours, physical activity and associated behaviours, parental smoking history) were collected by questionnaire.

Height, weight, waist and hip circumferences, subscapular and tricep skinfolds, and blood pressure were measured. Body mass index was calculated.

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