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Table 2. Summary of variables, measures, and time points

From: A multi-component, community-engaged intervention to reduce cardiovascular disease risk in perimenopausal Latinas: pilot study protocol

Variables and measurements

0

6

12

Alpha, ICC, κ

Feasibility

   

–

 aProcess evaluation checklist (bi-monthly)

–

–

–

 

 aScreening and enrollment logs

X

X

X

 

 aIntervention attendance

X

X

X

 

 aData collection attendance

X

X

X

 

 Exit interview

  

X

 

Health history questionnaire

X

X

X

–

Sociocultural environmental

 Demographic questionnaire (e.g., age, education, occupation)

X

  

–

 Acculturation questionnaire (e.g., years in the US, language)

X

  

–

 Everyday Discrimination Scale [79]

X

  

> .74

 Brief Resilience Scale [80]

X

  

.83

 Perceived Stress Scale-4 [81, 82]

X

X

X

.84–.88

Built environment

 Neighborhood Risk Assessment

X

X

X

–

 Physical Activity Resource Assessment

X

X

X

–

Behavioral factors

 Food Behavior Checklist

X

X

X

–

 Physical activity: Accelerometer for 7 days (24 h/day)

X

X

X

–

 Global Physical Activity Questionnaire [83, 84]

X

X

X

r = 0.40b

 Adapted Women’s Health Initiative Insomnia Rating Scale [85,86,87]

X

X

X

.71–.86

 Eating Self-Efficacy Scale [88]

X

X

X

.88–.94

 Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale [89,90,91]

X

X

X

.86–.92

Biological outcomes (primary outcomes)

 Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure [92]

X

X

X

κ = 0.74

 Fasting glucose [93]

X

 

X

ICC = 0.98

 Fasting lipid profile [93]

X

 

X

ICC = 0.95

 Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity [94]

X

 

X

ICC = 0.94

Biological outcomes (secondary outcomes)

 Height, weight, BMI (secondary outcomes)

X

X

X

–

 Waist circumference [95]

X

X

X

ICC = 0.99

 Hair cortisol and hsCRP

X

 

X

–

 Vasomotor symptom questionnaire

X

X

X

–

  1. Note: 0 baseline (T1); 6 6 months (T2, completion of Phase I and Phase II intervention), 12 12 months (T3, after 6 months of maintenance), ICC Intraclass correlation coefficient, κ kappa
  2. aCompleted by lead research assistant
  3. bCorrelation with accelerometer data