Researchers are encouraged to access and use the Core Measures to help build a database to enable researchers to answer questions about predictors, mediators, and moderators of responses to obesity treatments.
The Core Measures are classified into four major domains: behavior, biology, environment, and psychology.
View the list of ADOPT Core Measures by domain. You may be required to create a GEM account before viewing the articles. A GEM account is free of charge: https://www.gem-measures.org/Login.aspx
Multiple interviewer-administered 24-h recalls
EARLY Eating Away from Home Questionnaire
EARLY SSB Consumption Questionnaire
Global Physical Activity Questionnaire
Munich Chronotype Questionnaire (MCTQ)
Berlin Questionnaire for Sleep Apnea
EARLY Self-Weighing Questionnaire
Height, Weight, and BMI, Waist to Hip Ratio, Waist Circumference
Bioelectrical Impedance Spectroscopy (BIS)
Resting (Mifflin-St. Jeor Equation) and Total Energy Expenditure
Energy Intake – Steady State & Change Over Time
Resting Heart Rateexternal link
TSH, T4, fT4I (thyroid hormone panel)
Ghrelin, GLP1, PYY3-36 (hunger/satiety panel)
Metabolite Panel (Glucose, NEFA, TGs)
Insulin, Glucagonexternal link, HOMA-IR, HOMA-βexternal link, HBA1c
Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale – Land Use Mix Access Subscale
Density of (1) Supermarkets, (2) Fast food restaurants, and (3) Convenience stores
MESA Neighborhood Healthy Food Availability
Neighborhood Deprivation Index (Diez Roux et al)
Neighborhood Police-Reported Crime
MESA Perceived Neighborhood Safety
Weight-related Social Norms Scale
Modified Sallis Social Support scales
Important Others’ Questionnaire
Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (state)
Palatable Eating Motives: Coping Subscale
Questionnaire on Eating and Weight Patterns
Trait Food Craving Questionnaire-Reduced
Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function-Adult
Kirby Questionnaire – Delayed Reward Discounting
Self-Efficacy Scale(s)external link
‘Liking’ and ‘Wanting’ Visual Analog Scales
Hunger and Satiety Visual Analog Scales
Mini-International Personality Item Pool (Short form)/Big Five Inventory-2 (Long form)