GAP Growth in Adolescence :Potential interventions to improve growth,health & reduce future non-communicable disease

Malawi, 2016

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MWI-MEIRU-GAP-2016-v1.0

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Dr Marko Kerac

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Karonga HDSS Lilongwe HDSS Combined / Harmonized Datasets

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Variable Groups

Variable group: Other

Variables 329

id

ident if Chilumba, stid if Lilongwe (derived)

ident

stid

Study ID Barcode (form A)

stydypl

Study Site (form A)

lhhno

Lilongwe House Number (form A)

house_gpslatitude

house_gps:Latitude (form A)

house_gpslongitude

house_gps:Longitude (form A)

house_gpsaltitude

house_gps:Altitude (form A)

house_gpsaccuracy

house_gps:Accuracy (form A)

a_intdt

interview date form A (form A)

shortorlong

was a short or long survey done? (derived)

b_intdt

interview date form B (Form B)

staff_code_a

staff code (form A)

staff_code

staff_code B (Form B)

notes

Any additional notes regarding the interview (Form B)

gap_cluster

gap cluster number (derived)

dob

Date of birth (derived)

dob_agedobyear

age in years (form A)

sex

married

are you married? (form A)

preg

are you currently pregnant? (form A)

cig

Have you ever tried a cigarette? (Form B)

cig_many

During the past 30 days, on how many days did you smoke cigarettes? (Form B)

drugs_ever

have you ever used drugs? (Form B)

sex_y_n

ever had sex (Form B)

sex_old

how old were you when you had sexual intercourse for the first time? (Form B)

stid2_mum

Study ID of Mother Manual Entry (form A)

dad_ncdsurv2

Does he have his study ID in the health passport? (form A)

stid2_dad

Study ID of father Manual Entry (form A)

mum_ncd

Does/did your mother have/had any of the following conditions (form A)

dad_ncd

Does/did your father have/had any of the following conditions (form A)

use_teeth

Do you use any of the following to clean teeth or gums (select multi) (Form B)

use_teeth_other

Do you use any of the following to clean teeth or gums? Specify other (Form B)

recent_sick

Have you experienced any of these in the past 2 weeks? (Form B)

recent_sick_other

specify which other recent sickness you have had (Form B)

recent_sick1

Recent sickness 1 (derived)

recent_sick2

Recent sickness 2 (derived)

recent_sick3

Recent sickness 3 (derived)

recent_sick4

Recent sickness 4 (derived)

recent_sick5

Recent sickness 5 (derived)

recent_sick_yes_no

have you had any recent sickness (derived)

inpat

Have you ever had an inpatient admission to hospital? (Form B)

inpat_what

What were you admitted to the hospital for? (mention all major issues) (Form B)

groups_type

what type of groups do you attend (select all) (form A)

groups_type_other

groups_type_other (form A)

tech_social

In the past 1 month, have you used any of the following tech? (Form B)

tech_social1

Social media used in last month 1 (derived)

tech_social2

Social media used in last month 2 (derived)

tech_social3

Social media used in last month 3 (derived)

tech_social4

Social media used in last month 4 (derived)

tech_social5

Social media used in last month 5 (derived)

tech_social_yes_no

used any social media in past 30 days (derived)

empower6_other

empower6_other? (Form B)

a_hivtest

Have you ever had an HIV test? (form A)

a_hivyearsago

How many years ago was it done? (form A)

home_own_other

home_own_other (Form B)

ses_groupelec

In the dwelling is there electricity? (Form B)

ses_groupradio

In the dwelling is there a radio? (Form B)

ses_groupbike

In the dwelling is there a bicycle? (Form B)

ses_groupmotob

In the dwelling, is there a motorbike? (Form B)

ses_groupcar

In the dwelling is there a car? (Form B)

ses_groupkolob

In the dwelling is there a Koloboyi? (Form B)

ses_grouplamp

In the dwelling is there a parafin lamp? (other than a koloboyi) (Form B)

ses_group2ox

In the dwelling is there an Oxcart? (Form B)

ses_group2tv

In the dwelling is there a Television? (Form B)

ses_group2cell

In the dwelling is there a Cellphone? (Form B)

ses_group2phone

In the dwelling is there a Telephone (landline)? (Form B)

ses_group2bed

In the dwelling is there a bed with a mattress? (Form B)

ses_group3sofa

In the dwelling is there a Sofa set? (Form B)

ses_group3table

In the dwelling is there a Table and chairs? (Form B)

ses_group3fridge

In the dwelling is there a Refridgerator? (Form B)

ses_group3watch

Do any members on the household own a watch? (Form B)

ses_group3land

does anyone in the household own land (Form B)

drink_water

What is the principal household source of drinking water? (Form B)

water_safe

do you do anything to make the water safer to drink? (Form B)

water_safe_other

what other thing do you do to make water safe to drink? (Form B)

toilet_who

How many households, including yours, use this facility? (Form B)

nets

How many mosquito nets does your household have? (Form B)

wealth_score1

wealth score from PCA continuous (derived)

wealth_quin

wealth quintile index using pca 1=poor 5=richest (derived)

cook_where

Where is the cooking usually done? (Form B)

which_meal

Which meal was offered at school? (tick all that apply) (Form B)

food_recall_int_day

food recall day of month (food recall sheet)

food_recall_int_month

food recall month of year (food recall sheet)

food_recall_time1

food recall time 1 (food recall sheet)

food_recall_place1

food recall place 1 (food recall sheet)

food_recall_food1

food recall food or drink consumed 1 (food recall sheet)

food_recall_amount1

food recall amount eaten 1 (food recall sheet)

food_recall_time2

food recall time 2 (food recall sheet)

food_recall_place2

food recall place 2 (food recall sheet)

food_recall_food2

food recall food or drink consumed 2 (food recall sheet)

food_recall_amount2

food recall amount eaten 2 (food recall sheet)

food_recall_time3

food recall time 3 (food recall sheet)

food_recall_place3

food recall place 3 (food recall sheet)

food_recall_food3

food recall food or drink consumed 3 (food recall sheet)

food_recall_amount3

food recall amount eaten 3 (food recall sheet)

food_recall_time4

food recall time 4 (food recall sheet)

food_recall_place4

food recall place 4 (food recall sheet)

food_recall_food4

food recall food or drink consumed 4 (food recall sheet)

food_recall_amount4

food recall amount eaten 4 (food recall sheet)

food_recall_time5

food recall time 5 (food recall sheet)

food_recall_place5

food recall place 5 (food recall sheet)

food_recall_food5

food recall food or drink consumed 5 (food recall sheet)

food_recall_amount5

food recall amount eaten 5 (food recall sheet)

food_recall_time6

food recall time 6 (food recall sheet)

food_recall_place6

food recall place 6 (food recall sheet)

food_recall_food6

food recall food or drink consumed 6 (food recall sheet)

food_recall_amount6

food recall amount eaten 6 (food recall sheet)

food_recall_time7

food recall time 7 (food recall sheet)

food_recall_place7

food recall place 7 (food recall sheet)

food_recall_food7

food recall food or drink consumed 7 (food recall sheet)

food_recall_amount7

food recall amount eaten 7 (food recall sheet)

a_left_right_handed

Hand Grip Strength: Are you left or right handed? (form A)

grip_left1

grip_left 1st attempt (kg) (form A)

grip_left2

grip_left 2nd attempt (kg) (form A)

grip_left3

grip_left 3rd attempt (kg) (form A)

grip_right1

grip_right 1st attempt (kg) (form A)

grip_right2

grip_right 2nd attempt (kg) (form A)

grip_right3

grip_right 3rd attempt (kg) (form A)

grip_tech_dif

Any technical difficulty which may affect results? (form A)

grip_dif_describe

describe grip strength difficulty (form A)

grip_best_left

Grip left hand (best of 3) (derived)

grip_best_right

Grip right hand (best of 3) (derived)

grip_best_both

hand grip (best attempt from either hand) (derived)

grip_best_dominant

hand grip dominant hand (best of 3) (derived)

cantab_done

CANTAB (Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery) done (derived)

rownumber

CANTAB Row Number (CANTAB)

cantab_id

CANTAB Participant ID (CANTAB)

sex_cantab

Sex as recorded in CANTAB (CANTAB)

rater

CANTAB Rater - LLW or KA (CANTAB)

visitstartlocal

CANTAB Visit Start (Local) (CANTAB)

visitstartgmt

CANTAB Visit Start (GMT) (CANTAB)

visitendlocal

CANTAB Visit End (Local) (CANTAB)

visitendgmt

CANTAB Visit End (GMT) (CANTAB)

ertshortstatus

ERT Short Status (CANTAB)

mottonestatus

MOT Tone Status (CANTAB)

palrecstandard

PAL Recommended Standard Status (CANTAB)

prmrecstandarddel

PRM Recommended Standard delayed20 Status (CANTAB)

prmrecstandardimm

PRM Recommended Standard immediate Status (CANTAB)

rtisimple5choice

RTI Simple and Five-Choice Status (CANTAB)

sspstanforward

SSP Standard Forward Status (CANTAB)

ertmdcrta

ERT Correct Reaction Time Anger (CANTAB)

ertmdcrtd

ERT Correct Reaction Time Disgust (CANTAB)

ertmdcrtf

ERT Correct ,Reaction Time ,Fear (CANTAB)

ertmdcrth

ERT Correct ,Reaction Time ,Happiness (CANTAB)

ertmdcrts

ERT Correct ,Reaction Time ,Sadness (CANTAB)

ertmdcrtsu

ERT Correct ,Reaction Time ,Surprise (CANTAB)

ertmdrta

ERT Median ,Reaction Time ,Anger (CANTAB)

ertmdrtd

ERT Median ,Reaction Time ,Disgust (CANTAB)

ertmdrtf

ERT Median ,Reaction Time ,Fear (CANTAB)

ertmdrth

ERT Median ,Reaction Time ,Happiness (CANTAB)

ertmdrts

ERT Median ,Reaction Time ,Sadness (CANTAB)

ertmdrtsu

ERT Median ,Reaction Time ,Surprise (CANTAB)

ertocrtsd

ERT Overall ,Correct ,Reaction Time (SD) (CANTAB)

ertomdcrt

ERT Overall ,Median Correct ,Reaction Time (CANTAB)

ertomdrt

ERT Overall ,Median ,Reaction Time (CANTAB)

ertortsd

ERT Overall ,Reaction Time (SD) (CANTAB)

erttfaa

ERT Total False ,Alarms Anger (CANTAB)

erttfad

ERT Total False ,Alarms Disgust (CANTAB)

erttfaf

ERT Total False ,Alarms Fear (CANTAB)

erttfah

ERT Total False Alarms Happiness (CANTAB)

erttfas

ERT Total False Alarms Sadness (CANTAB)

erttfasu

ERT Total False Alarms Surprise (CANTAB)

ertth

ERT Total Hits (CANTAB)

erttha

ERT Total Hits Anger (CANTAB)

ertthd

ERT Total Hits Disgust (CANTAB)

ertthf

ERT Total False ,Alarms Fear (CANTAB)

ertthh

ERT Total Hits ,Happiness (CANTAB)

ertths

ERT Total Hits ,Sadness (CANTAB)

ertthsu

ERT Total Hits ,Surprise (CANTAB)

ertuhra

ERT Unbiased ,Hit Rate Anger (CANTAB)

ertuhrd

ERT Unbiased ,Hit Rate ,Disgust (CANTAB)

ertuhrf

ERT Unbiased ,Hit Rate Fear (CANTAB)

ertuhrh

ERT Unbiased ,Hit Rate ,Happiness (CANTAB)

ertuhrs

ERT Unbiased hit rate sadness (CANTAB)

ertuhrsu

ERT Unbiased ,Hit Rate ,Surprise (CANTAB)

motml

MOT Mean ,latency (CANTAB)

motsdl

MOT Median ,latency (standard deviation) (CANTAB)

mottc

MOT Total Correct (CANTAB)

motte

MOT Total Errors (CANTAB)

palfams

PAL First ,attempt ,memory score (CANTAB)

palmets

PAL Mean ,errors to success (CANTAB)

palnpr

PAL Number of patterns reached (CANTAB)

palta

PAL Total attempts (CANTAB)

palta2

PAL Total attempts 2 ,patterns (CANTAB)

palta4

PAL Total attempts 4 patterns (CANTAB)

palta6

PAL Total attempts 6 patterns (CANTAB)

palta8

PAL Total attempts 8 patterns (CANTAB)

palte

PAL Total errors (adjusted) (CANTAB)

palte2

PAL Total errors 2 patterns (CANTAB)

palte4

PAL Total errors 4 patterns (CANTAB)

palte6

PAL Total errors 6 patterns (CANTAB)

palte8

PAL Total errors 8 shapes adjusted (CANTAB)

paltea

PAL Total errors (adjusted) (CANTAB)

paltea2

PAL Total errors 2 shapes adjusted (CANTAB)

paltea4

PAL Total errors 4 shapes adjusted (CANTAB)

paltea6

PAL Total errors 6shapes adjusted (CANTAB)

paltea8

PAL Total errors 8 shapes adjusted (CANTAB)

prmclsdd

PRM Correct latency (SD) (CANTAB)

prmclsdi

PRM Correct latency (SD) (CANTAB)

prmmcld

PRM Mean correct latency (CANTAB)

prmmcli

PRM Mean correct latency (CANTAB)

prmmdcld

PRM Median correct latency (CANTAB)

prmmdcli

PRM Median correct latency (CANTAB)

prmpcd

PRM Percent Correct Delayed (CANTAB)

prmpci

PRM Percent Correct Immediate (CANTAB)

rtifes

RTI Fivechoice error score (inaccurate) (CANTAB)

rtifesi

RTI Five choice error score (incorrect location) (CANTAB)

rtifesnr

RTI Five choice error score (no response) (CANTAB)

rtifespr

RTI Five choice error score (premature) (CANTAB)

rtifmdmt

RTI Median five-choice movement time (CANTAB)

rtifmdrt

RTI Median five-choice reaction time (CANTAB)

rtifmmt

RTI Mean five-choice movement time (CANTAB)

rtifmrt

RTI Mean five-choice reaction time (CANTAB)

rtifmtsd

RTI Five-choice movement time (SD) (CANTAB)

rtifrtsd

RTI Five-choice reaction time (SD) (CANTAB)

rtises

RTI Simple error score (all) (CANTAB)

rtisesi

RTI Simple error score (inaccurate) (CANTAB)

rtisesnr

RTI Simple error score (no response) (CANTAB)

rtisespr

RTI Simple error score (premature) (CANTAB)

rtismdmt

RTI mean simple movement time (CANTAB)

rtismdrt

RTI Mean five-choice reaction time (CANTAB)

rtismmt

RTI Mean Simple Movement Time (CANTAB)

rtismrt

RTI median simple reaction time (CANTAB)

rtismtsd

RTI Simple movement time (SD) (CANTAB)

rtisrtsd

RTI Simple reaction time (SD) (CANTAB)

sspfmne

SSP Forward ,Mean Number of Attempts (CANTAB)

sspfsl

SSP span length (CANTAB)

sspfsr

SSP Forward ,Span Reached (CANTAB)

sspfte

SSP total errors (CANTAB)

sspftue

SSP Forward Total Usage Errors (CANTAB)

bmi_underweight

BMI< 18.5 (derived)

bmi_normal

BMI between 18.5 and 24.99 (derived)

bmi_pre_obese

BMI 25-29.99 (derived)

bmi_obese

BMI>30 (derived)

flag

Any flag on waz, haz or baz (derived)

stunted

HAZ < or = to -2 zscores (derived)

overweight

BAZ>+1 (derived)

weight_percept

are you happy with your weight? (Form B)

height_percept

are you happy with your height? (Form B)

happy_weight

Feel their weight is about right (derived)

happy_height

Feel their height is about right (derived)

bia_have

Do you have the BIA machine? (Form B)

impedance_dif

difference between 1st and 2nd reading for impedance (derived)

imp_final

impedance (Z) mean of 2 readings (derived)

res_dif

difference between 1st and 2nd reading for resistance (derived)

res_final

resistance (R) mean of 2 readings (derived)

reac_dif

difference between 1st and 2nd reading for reactance (derived)

reac_final

Reactance (Xc) mean of 2 readings (derived)

z_h

impedance index (Z / height) (derived)

r_h

resistance index R/height (derived)

xc_h

Reactance index (reactance/height) (derived)

filename1

accelerometer file name (accelerometer data)

epoch1

accelerometer Epoch (accelerometer data)

date1

accelerometer Date1 (on first day of week) (accelerometer data)

dayofweek1

accelerometer 1 DayofWeek (on first day of week) (accelerometer data)

stepscounts1

accelerometer 1 StepsCounts (on first day of week) (accelerometer data)

stepsaveragecounts1

accelerometer 1 StepsAverageCounts (on first day of week) (accelerometer data)

stepsmaxcounts1

accelerometer 1 StepsMaxCounts (on first day of week) (accelerometer data)

stepsperminute1

accelerometer 1 StepsPerMinute (on first day of week) (accelerometer data)

numberofepochs1

accelerometer 1 NumberofEpochs (accelerometer data)

time1

accelerometer 1 Time (accelerometer data)

date2

accelerometer 2 Date (accelerometer data)

dayofweek2

accelerometer 2 DayofWeek (accelerometer data)

stepscounts2

accelerometer 2 StepsCounts (accelerometer data)

stepsaveragecounts2

accelerometer 2 StepsAverageCounts (accelerometer data)

stepsmaxcounts2

accelerometer 2 StepsMaxCounts (accelerometer data)

stepsperminute2

accelerometer 2 StepsPerMinute (accelerometer data)

numberofepochs2

accelerometer 2 NumberofEpochs (accelerometer data)

time2

accelerometer 2 Time (accelerometer data)

date3

accelerometer 3 Date (accelerometer data)

dayofweek3

accelerometer 3 DayofWeek (accelerometer data)

stepscounts3

accelerometer 3 StepsCounts (accelerometer data)

stepsaveragecounts3

accelerometer 3 StepsAverageCounts (accelerometer data)

stepsmaxcounts3

accelerometer 3 StepsMaxCounts (accelerometer data)

stepsperminute3

accelerometer 3 StepsPerMinute (accelerometer data)

numberofepochs3

accelerometer 3 NumberofEpochs (accelerometer data)

time3

accelerometer 3 Time (accelerometer data)

date4

accelerometer 4 Date (accelerometer data)

dayofweek4

accelerometer 4 DayofWeek (accelerometer data)

stepscounts4

accelerometer 4 StepsCounts (accelerometer data)

stepsaveragecounts4

accelerometer 4 StepsAverageCounts (accelerometer data)

stepsmaxcounts4

accelerometer 4 StepsMaxCounts (accelerometer data)

stepsperminute4

accelerometer 4 StepsPerMinute (accelerometer data)

numberofepochs4

accelerometer 4 NumberofEpochs (accelerometer data)

time4

accelerometer 4 Time (accelerometer data)

date5

accelerometer 5 Date (accelerometer data)

dayofweek5

accelerometer 5 DayofWeek (accelerometer data)

stepscounts5

accelerometer 5 StepsCounts (accelerometer data)

stepsaveragecounts5

accelerometer 5 StepsAverageCounts (accelerometer data)

stepsmaxcounts5

accelerometer 5 StepsMaxCounts (accelerometer data)

stepsperminute5

accelerometer 5 StepsPerMinute (accelerometer data)

numberofepochs5

accelerometer 5 NumberofEpochs (accelerometer data)

time5

accelerometer 5 Time (accelerometer data)

date6

accelerometer 6 Date (accelerometer data)

dayofweek6

accelerometer 6 DayofWeek (accelerometer data)

stepscounts6

accelerometer 6 StepsCounts (accelerometer data)

stepsaveragecounts6

accelerometer 6 StepsAverageCounts (accelerometer data)

stepsmaxcounts6

accelerometer 6 StepsMaxCounts (accelerometer data)

stepsperminute6

accelerometer 6 StepsPerMinute (accelerometer data)

numberofepochs6

accelerometer 6 NumberofEpochs (accelerometer data)

time6

accelerometer 6 Time (accelerometer data)

date7

accelerometer 7 Date (accelerometer data)

dayofweek7

accelerometer 7 DayofWeek (accelerometer data)

stepscounts7

accelerometer 7 StepsCounts (accelerometer data)

stepsaveragecounts7

accelerometer 7 StepsAverageCounts (accelerometer data)

stepsmaxcounts7

accelerometer 7 StepsMaxCounts (accelerometer data)

stepsperminute7

accelerometer 7 StepsPerMinute (accelerometer data)

numberofepochs7

accelerometer 7 NumberofEpochs (accelerometer data)

time7

accelerometer 7 Time (accelerometer data)

accel_date_dif1

difference between interview date and accelerometer date1 (derived)

accel_date_dif2

difference between interview date and accelerometer date2 (derived)

accel_date_dif3

difference between interview date and accelerometer date3 (derived)

accel_date_dif4

difference between interview date and accelerometer date4 (derived)

accel_date_dif5

difference between interview date and accelerometer date5 (derived)

accel_date_dif6

difference between interview date and accelerometer date6 (derived)

accel_date_dif7

difference between interview date and accelerometer date7 (derived)

stepspermin1

steps per min day 1 (derived)

stepspermin2

steps per min day 2 (derived)

stepspermin3

steps per min day 3 (derived)

stepspermin4

steps per min day 4 (derived)

steps_min_mean

mean steps per minute (derived)

tot_mins_worn

accelerometer total minutes worn (derived)

total_hours_worn

accelerometer total hours worn (derived)

tanner_stage1

puberty tanner stage 1st choice (Form B)

tanner_stage2

puberty tanner stage 2nd choice (Form B)

pub_lowest

lower tanner stage given (derived)

pre_pubertal

1=before puberty; 0=entered puberty (derived)

dateofbirth_cantab

Date of Birth as recorded in CANTAB (CANTAB)

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