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Table 3 Major data points in Baptist Employee Healthy Heart Study (BEHHS) surveys

From: Rationale and design of the Baptist Employee Healthy Heart Study: a randomized trial assessing the efficacy of the addition of an interactive, personalized, web-based, lifestyle intervention tool to an existing health information web platform in a high-risk employee population

Survey title

Main data elements

Demographic

Age, ethnicity, family income, education, family size

Healthy Days and Sleep

Physical and mental health status during the past month. Sleep duration and quality.

Diet

Fruit and vegetable consumption, “unhealthy” food consumption (fast food and red meat etc), Mediterranean diet assessment

Smoking and Alcohol Use

Frequency and type of alcohol consumption, smoking history including number of years and quantity smoked

Exercise and Physical Activity

Duration in minutes per week of vigorous and moderate physical activity during work, travel, recreational time. Sedentary time/day

Medical History

History of stroke, TIA, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, asthma, sleep apnea, others

Family History

Age of diagnosis of diabetes, stroke, myocardial infarction, COPD, PCI/CABG

Medication History

Current medications, dose, frequency and route of administration