Assessments | Instrument | Visits | |||
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Baseline | 6-month | 12-month | 24-month | ||
Total, HDL, LDL and VLDL cholesterol, triglycerides, estradiol, insulin, glucose and C-reactive protein | Blood test | √ | √ | √ | |
Heighta, weight, waist and hip circumference, body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio | Calibrated scales, stadiometer, tape measure | √ | √ | √ | √ |
Body composition (including total body water (TBW), body cell mass (BCM), extracellular water (ECW), fat-free mass (FFM), fat mass (FM) and percentage fat mass (% FM) | Bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA) (Nutrilab device, AKERN Srl – Italy) | √ | √ | √ | √ |
Dietary target | 24 hr recalls and/or food diary | √b | √ | ||
Steps | Pedometer-like device | √b | √ | ||
Diet | Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) | √ | √ | √ | |
Quality of life | Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy- Breast (FACT-B) | √ | √ | √ | |
Mood | State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) | √ | √ | √ | |
Physical activity | International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) | √ | √ | √ |