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Table 1 Fifteen chosen lifestyle wellness variables and when they were collected

From: Lifestyle and the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in nulliparous women in the United States: a secondary data analysis of the nuMom2b

Variable number

Variable Instrument or Question

Visit collected

Nutrition

 1

Daily caloric intake

Visit 1

 2

Healthy Eating Index-2010 (HEI) total (overall)

Visit 1

 3

Alternative Healthy Eating Index (AHEI) component scores for vegetable intake

Visit 1

 4

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) fatty acid intake

Visit 1

Physical Activity

 5

“During the past four weeks, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises like running, aerobics, gardening, ball games, or walking for exercise”?

Visit 1

 6

Visit 2

 7

Visit 3

Sleep

 8

“How many hours of sleep do you usually get per night (in hours)?”

Visit 1

 9

“During a usual week, how many times do you nap for 5 minutes or more?”

Visit 1

 10

Do you snore?”

Visit 1

Resilience

 11

Are you able to adapt to change?”

Visit 2

 12

“Do you tend to bounce back after illness or hardship?”

Visit 2

Illness avoidance (presumed preventative health practices)

 13

Have you had any 'flu-like illnesses,' 'really bad colds,' fever, a rash, or any muscle or joint aches since last study visit?”

Visit 2

 14

Visit 3

 15

Visit 4