An Australian Aboriginal birth cohort: a unique resource for a life course study of an Indigenous population. A study protocol

Susan M Sayers; Dorothy Mackerras; Gurmeet Singh; Ingrid Bucens; Kathryn Flynn; Alison Reid

doi:10.1186/1472-698X-3-1

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Table 2 Data collected and source of information and investigators involved for phases 1 and 2. Aboriginal birth cohort study

From: An Australian Aboriginal birth cohort: a unique resource for a life course study of an Indigenous population. A study protocol

Time interval	Data collected	Source of information and investigator responsible
1987–1990	Date of birth	Medical records ^a
	Sex	Physical examination ^a
	Birth weight, length	Medical records ^a
	Head circumference	Physical examination ^a
	Gestational age [25]	Physical examination ^a
	Placental weight	Medical records ^a
1998–2001	Anthropometric and nutritional
	Date of assessment
	Height	Portable stadiometer ^b
	Weight	Tannita model TBF 521 ^b
	Head, mid upper arm, waist circumferences [29]	Physical examination ^b
	Sub scapular and triceps skin folds [29]	Harpenden calipers ^b
	Puberty grade [30, 31]	Physical Examination ^e
	Respiratory
	Respiratory function [32]	Vitalograph 2120 spirometer ^c
	Respiratory symptoms and signs	Physical examination ^c
	Hospital admissions with respiratory diagnosis	Medical records ^c
	Renal
	Renal ultrasound [33]	Ultrasonography ^c
	Random urinary albumen creatinine ratio	Beckman image ^h
	Random urinalysis	Urinary dipstick ^f
	Metabolic and cardiovascular
	Liver ultrasound	Ultrasonography ^c
	Fasting plasma glucose, total cholesterol, HDL-C, LDL-C, triglycerides	Hitachi 917 Autoanalyser, Roche reagents ^h
	Apolipoprotein A-1, Apolipoprotein B, lipoprotein(a)	BN2-Behrring ^g
	Fasting plasma insulin	Immunoassay, AIA-PACK ^g
	Red blood cell folate	BayerAC 180, Bayer reagents ^h
	Blood pressure	Welch Allyn Lifesigns monitor^f
	Haematological and infection
	Full blood count	Coulter Max M ^h
	Impetigo, scabies, ear discharge, nasal discharge	Physical examination ^e
	Social
	Individual, Household items	Child/carer interview ^f
	Community items [34, 35]	Data base examination ^j
1987–2001	Longitudinal growth data
	Weight, length, head circumference	Health records ^f Examination ⁱ

a Neonatal paediatrician SS. b Nutritional epidemiologist DM. c Paediatrician IB. d Paediatrician GS. e All team paediatricians. f All team members. g Perth laboratory. h Darwin laboratory. i Aboriginal research assistant. j Team biostatistician AR

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