Weightloss (Weightloss activities) 211
Name
Label
Description
Unit
DataType
weightloss drugs y/n
Taken weight loss drugs in the past 3 years in the last 3 years since 2 year follow-up. Measured at 5 years.
Categorical
weightloss drugs how long days
How long were weight loss drugs taken for? Days in the last 3 years since 2 year follow-up. Measured at 5 years.
Real
weightloss drugs how long months
How long were weight loss drugs taken for? Months in the last 3 years since 2 year follow-up. Measured at 5 years.
Real
weightloss drugs how long years
How long were weight loss drugs taken for? Years in the last 3 years since 2 year follow-up. Measured at 5 years.
Real
weightloss drugs who paid
Who paid for weight loss drugs in the last 3 years since 2 year follow-up. Measured at 5 years.
Categorical
weightloss surgery 1 date
Date of weight loss surgery 1 in the last 3 years since 2 year follow-up. Measured at 5 years.
Date
weightloss surgery 1 who paid
Who paid for weight loss surgery 1 in the last 3 years since 2 year follow-up. Measured at 5 years.
Categorical
weightloss surgery 2 date
Date of weight loss surgery 2 in the last 3 years since 2 year follow-up. Measured at 5 years.
Date
weightloss surgery 2 who paid
Who paid for weight loss surgery 2 in the last 3 years since 2 year follow-up. Measured at 5 years.
Categorical
weightloss surgery y/n
Had weight loss surgery in the past 3 years in the last 3 years since 2 year follow-up. Measured at 5 years.
Categorical
weight loss clubs y/n
In the last 3 months have you attended any club group or organisation in order to try to lose weight exercise more or eat more healthily? Measured at 1 year.
Categorical
weight loss clubs y/n
In the last 3 months have you attended any club group or organisation in order to try to lose weight exercise more or eat more healthily? Measured at 2 years.
Categorical
weight loss clubs y/n
In the last 3 months have you attended any club group or organisation in order to try to lose weight exercise more or eat more healthily? Measured at 3 months.
Categorical
weight loss clubs y/n
Attended a weight loss club/group/organisation in the last 3 years since 2 year follow-up.
Categorical
weight loss clubs y/n
In the last 3 months have you attended any club group or organisation in order to try to lose weight exercise more or eat more healthily? Measured at baseline.
Categorical
child care for weight loss club
Do you need to arrange child care when you attend these sessions? Measured at baseline.
Categorical
child care cost
Cost of child care per visit (in £) when needed for attending these sessions. Measured at baseline.
£
Real
weight loss commercial y/n
In the last 3 months have you attended a commercial weight loss group such as Weight Watchers; Slimming World; etc.? Measured at 1 year.
Categorical
weight loss commercial y/n
In the last 3 months have you attended a commercial weight loss group such as Weight Watchers; Slimming World; etc.? Measured at 2 years.
Categorical
weight loss commercial y/n
In the last 3 months have you attended a commercial weight loss group such as Weight Watchers; Slimming World; etc.? Measured at 3 months.
Categorical
weight loss commercial y/n
In the last 3 months have you attended a commercial weight loss group such as Weight Watchers; Slimming World; etc.? Measured at baseline.
Categorical
commercial weight loss cost
Cost of commercial weight loss group sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 1 year. See also hcu_wl_commercial_unit_1y for the length of time this cost refers to.
£
Real
commercial weight loss cost
Cost of commercial weight loss group sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 2 years. See also hcu_wl_commercial_unit_2y for the length of time this cost refers to.
£
Real
commercial weight loss cost
Cost of commercial weight loss group sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 3 months. See also hcu_wl_commercial_unit_3m for the length of time this cost refers to.
£
Real
commercial weight loss cost
Cost of commercial weight loss group sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at baseline. See also hcu_wl_commercial_unit_bl for the length of time this cost refers to.
£
Real
commercial weight loss visits
Number of commercial weight loss group sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 1 year.
Real
commercial weight loss visits
Number of commercial weight loss group sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 2 years.
Real
commercial weight loss visits
Number of commercial weight loss group sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 3 months.
Real
commercial weight loss visits
Number of visits to a commercial weight loss group in the last 3 years since 2 year follow-up. Measured at 5 years.
Real
commercial weight loss visits
Number of commercial weight loss group sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at baseline.
Real
commercial weight loss who paid
Who paid for visits to a commercial weight loss group in the last 3 years since 2 year follow-up. Measured at 5 years.
Categorical
commercial weight loss type
Type of commercial weight loss group attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 1 year.
Text
commercial weight loss type
Type of commercial weight loss group attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 2 years.
Text
commercial weight loss type
Type of commercial weight loss group attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 3 months.
Text
commercial weight loss type
Type of commercial weight loss group attended in the last 3 months. Measured at baseline.
Text
commercial weight loss time unit
Length of time referred to by hcu_wl_commercial_cost_1y variable.
Text
commercial weight loss time unit
Length of time referred to by hcu_wl_commercial_cost_2y variable.
Text
commercial weight loss time unit
Length of time referred to by hcu_wl_commercial_cost_3m variable.
Text
commercial weight loss time unit
Length of time referred to by hcu_wl_commercial_cost_bl variable.
Text
commercial weight loss accompanied
Does somebody else usually accompany you on these visits? Measured at baseline.
Categorical
gym y/n
In the last 3 months have you attended a gym or sports club? Measured at 1 year.
Categorical
gym y/n
In the last 3 months have you attended a gym or sports club? Measured at 2 years.
Categorical
gym y/n
In the last 3 months have you attended a gym or sports club? Measured at 3 months.
Categorical
gym y/n
In the last 3 months have you attended a gym or sports club? Measured at baseline.
Categorical
gym cost
Cost of gym or sports club sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 1 year. See also hcu_wl_gym_unit_1y for the length of time this cost refers to.
£
Real
gym cost
Cost of gym or sports club sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 2 years. See also hcu_wl_gym_unit_2y for the length of time this cost refers to.
£
Real
gym cost
Cost of gym or sports club sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 3 months. See also hcu_wl_gym_unit_3m for the length of time this cost refers to.
£
Real
gym cost
Cost of gym or sports club sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at baseline. See also hcu_wl_gym_unit_bl for the length of time this cost refers to.
£
Real
gym visits
Number of gym or sports club sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 1 year.
Real
gym visits
Number of gym or sports club sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 2 years.
Real
gym visits
Number of gym or sports club sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 3 months.
Real
gym visits
Number of visits to a gym or sports club in the last 3 years since 2 year follow-up. Measured at 5 years.D49
Real
gym visits
Number of gym or sports club sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at baseline.
Real
gym who paid
Who paid for visits to a gym or sports club in the last 3 years since 2 year follow-up. Measured at 5 years.
Categorical
gym type
Type of gym or sports club attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 1 year.
Text
gym type
Type of gym or sports club attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 2 years.
Text
gym type
Type of gym or sports club attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 3 months.
Text
gym type
Type of gym or sports club attended in the last 3 months. Measured at baseline.
Text
NHS weight loss y/n
In the last 3 months have you attended an NHS-run group? Measured at 1 year.
Categorical
NHS weight loss y/n
In the last 3 months have you attended an NHS-run group? Measured at 2 years.
Categorical
NHS weight loss y/n
In the last 3 months have you attended an NHS-run group? Measured at 3 months.
Categorical
NHS weight loss y/n
In the last 3 months have you attended an NHS-run group? Measured at baseline.
Categorical
NHS weight loss cost
Cost of NHS-run group sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 1 year. See also hcu_wl_nhs_unit_1y for the length of time this cost refers to.
£
Real
NHS weight loss cost
Cost of NHS-run group sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 2 years. See also hcu_wl_nhs_unit_2y for the length of time this cost refers to.
£
Real
NHS weight loss cost
Cost of NHS-run group sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 3 months. See also hcu_wl_nhs_unit_3m for the length of time this cost refers to.
£
Real
NHS weight loss cost
Cost of NHS-run group sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at baseline. See also hcu_wl_nhs_unit_bl for the length of time this cost refers to.
£
Real
NHS weight loss visits
Number of NHS-run group sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 1 year.
Real
NHS weight loss visits
Number of NHS-run group sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 2 years.
Real
NHS weight loss visits
Number of NHS-run group sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 3 months.
Real
NHS weight loss visits
Number of visits to a NHS run weight loss group in the last 3 years since 2 year follow-up. Measured at 5 years.
Real
NHS weight loss visits
Number of NHS-run group sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at baseline.
Real
NHS weight loss paid by
Who paid for visits to a NHS run weight loss group in the last 3 years since 2 year follow-up. Measured at 5 years.
Categorical
NHS weight loss type
Type of NHS-run group attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 1 year.
Text
NHS weight loss type
Type of NHS-run group attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 2 years.
Text
NHS weight loss type
Type of NHS-run group attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 3 months.
Text
NHS weight loss type
Type of NHS-run group attended in the last 3 months. Measured at baseline.
Text
NHS weight loss time unit
Length of time referred to by hcu_wl_nhs_cost_1y variable.
Text
NHS weight loss time unit
Length of time referred to by hcu_wl_nhs_cost_2y variable.
Text
NHS weight loss time unit
Length of time referred to by hcu_wl_nhs_cost_3m variable.
Text
NHS weight loss time unit
Length of time referred to by hcu_wl_nhs_cost_bl variable.
Text
weight loss other 1 y/n
Attended other activity 1 in the past 3 months. Measured at 1 year.
Categorical
weight loss other 1 y/n
Attended other activity 1 in the past 3 months. Measured at 2 years.
Categorical
weight loss other 1 y/n
Attended other activity 1 in the past 3 months. Measured at 3 months.
Categorical
weight loss other 1 y/n
Attended other activity 1 in the past 3 months. Measured at baseline.
Categorical
weight loss other 1 cost
Cost of other activity 1 sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 1 year. See also hcu_wl_other1_unit_1y for the length of time this cost refers to.
£
Real
weight loss other 1 cost
Cost of other activity 1 sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 2 years. See also hcu_wl_other1_unit_2y for the length of time this cost refers to.
£
Real
weight loss other 1 cost
Cost of other activity 1 sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 3 months. See also hcu_wl_other1_unit_3m for the length of time this cost refers to.
£
Real
weight loss other 1 cost
Cost of other activity 1 sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at baseline. See also hcu_wl_other1_unit_bl for the length of time this cost refers to.
£
Real
weight loss other 1 visits
Number of sessions of other activity 1 attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 1 year.
Real
weight loss other 1 visits
Number of sessions of other activity 1 attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 2 years.
Real
weight loss other 1 visits
Number of sessions of other activity 1 attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 3 months.
Real
weight loss other 1 visits
Number of visits to other weight loss activity 1 in the last 3 years since 2 year follow-up. Measured at 5 years.
Real
weight loss other 1 visits
Number of sessions of other activity 1 attended in the last 3 months. Measured at baseline.
Real
weight loss other 1 who paid
Who paid for other weight loss activity 1 in the last 3 years since 2 year follow-up. Measured at 5 years.
Categorical
weight loss other 1 type
Other weight loss activity type 1 in the last 3 years since 2 year follow-up. Measured at 5 years.
Text
weight loss other 1 time unit
Length of time referred to by hcu_wl_other1_cost_1y variable.
Text
weight loss other 1 time unit
Length of time referred to by hcu_wl_other1_cost_2y variable.
Text
weight loss other 1 time unit
Length of time referred to by hcu_wl_other1_cost_3m variable.
Text
weight loss other 1 time unit
Length of time referred to by hcu_wl_other1_cost_bl variable.
Text
weight loss other 2 y/n
Attended other activity 2 in the past 3 months. Measured at 1 year.
Categorical
weight loss other 2 y/n
Attended other activity 2 in the past 3 months. Measured at 2 years.
Categorical
weight loss other 2 y/n
Attended other activity 2 in the past 3 months. Measured at 3 months.
Categorical
weight loss other 2 y/n
Attended other activity 2 in the past 3 months. Measured at baseline.
Categorical
weight loss other 2 cost
Cost of other activity 2 sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 1 year. See also hcu_wl_other2_unit_1y for the length of time this cost refers to.
£
Real
weight loss other 2 cost
Cost of other activity 2 sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 2 years. See also hcu_wl_other2_unit_2y for the length of time this cost refers to.
£
Real
weight loss other 2 cost
Cost of other activity 2 sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 3 months. See also hcu_wl_other2_unit_3m for the length of time this cost refers to.
£
Real
weight loss other 2 cost
Cost of other activity 2 sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at baseline. See also hcu_wl_other2_unit_bl for the length of time this cost refers to.
£
Real
weight loss other 2 visits
Number of sessions of other activity 2 attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 1 year.
Real
weight loss other 2 visits
Number of sessions of other activity 2 attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 2 years.
Real
weight loss other 2 visits
Number of sessions of other activity 2 attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 3 months.
Real
weight loss other 2 visits
Number of visits to other weight loss activity 2 in the last 3 years since 2 year follow-up. Measured at 5 years.
Real
weight loss other 2 visits
Number of sessions of other activity 2 attended in the last 3 months. Measured at baseline.
Real
weight loss other 2 who paid
Who paid for other weight loss activity 2 in the last 3 years since 2 year follow-up. Measured at 5 years.
Categorical
weight loss other 2 type
Other weight loss activity type 2 in the last 3 years since 2 year follow-up. Measured at 5 years.
Text
weight loss other 2 time unit
Length of time referred to by hcu_wl_other2_cost_1y variable.
Text
weight loss other 2 time unit
Length of time referred to by hcu_wl_other2_cost_2y variable.
Text
weight loss other 2 time unit
Length of time referred to by hcu_wl_other2_cost_3m variable.
Text
weight loss other 2 time unit
Length of time referred to by hcu_wl_other2_cost_bl variable.
Text
weight loss other 3 y/n
Attended other activity 3 in the past 3 months. Measured at 1 year.
Categorical
weight loss other 3 y/n
Attended other activity 3 in the past 3 months. Measured at 2 years.
Categorical
weight loss other 3 y/n
Attended other activity 3 in the past 3 months. Measured at 3 months.
Categorical
weight loss other 3 y/n
Attended other activity 3 in the past 3 months. Measured at baseline.
Categorical
weight loss other 3 cost
Cost of other activity 3 sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 1 year. See also hcu_wl_other3_unit_1y for the length of time this cost refers to.
£
Real
weight loss other 3 cost
Cost of other activity 3 sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 2 years. See also hcu_wl_other3_unit_2y for the length of time this cost refers to.
£
Real
weight loss other 3 cost
Cost of other activity 3 sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 3 months. See also hcu_wl_other3_unit_3m for the length of time this cost refers to.
£
Real
weight loss other 3 cost
Cost of other activity 3 sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at baseline. See also hcu_wl_other3_unit_bl for the length of time this cost refers to.
£
Real
weight loss other 3 visits
Number of sessions of other activity 3 attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 1 year.
Real
weight loss other 3 visits
Number of sessions of other activity 3 attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 2 years.
Real
weight loss other 3 visits
Number of sessions of other activity 3 attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 3 months.
Real
weight loss other 3 visits
Number of visits to other weight loss activity 3 in the last 3 years since 2 year follow-up. Measured at 5 years.
Real
weight loss other 3 visits
Number of sessions of other activity 3 attended in the last 3 months. Measured at baseline.
Real
weight loss other 3 who paid
Who paid for other weight loss activity 3 in the last 3 years since 2 year follow-up. Measured at 5 years.
Categorical
weight loss other 3 type
Other weight loss activity type 3 in the last 3 years since 2 year follow-up. Measured at 5 years.
Text
weight loss other 3 time unit
Length of time referred to by hcu_wl_other3_cost_1y variable.
Text
weight loss other 3 time unit
Length of time referred to by hcu_wl_other3_cost_2y variable.
Text
weight loss other 3 time unit
Length of time referred to by hcu_wl_other3_cost_3m variable.
Text
weight loss other 3 time unit
Length of time referred to by hcu_wl_other3_cost_bl variable.
Text
weight loss other 4 y/n
Attended other activity 4 in the past 3 months. Measured at 1 year.
Categorical
weight loss other 4 y/n
Attended other activity 4 in the past 3 months. Measured at 2 years.
Categorical
weight loss other 4 y/n
Attended other activity 4 in the past 3 months. Measured at 3 months.
Categorical
weight loss other 4 y/n
Attended other activity 4 in the past 3 months. Measured at baseline.
Categorical
weight loss other 4 cost
Cost of other activity 4 sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 1 year. See also hcu_wl_other4_unit_1y for the length of time this cost refers to.
£
Real
weight loss other 4 cost
Cost of other activity 4 sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 2 years. See also hcu_wl_other4_unit_2y for the length of time this cost refers to.
£
Real
weight loss other 4 cost
Cost of other activity 4 sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 3 months. See also hcu_wl_other4_unit_3m for the length of time this cost refers to.
£
Real
weight loss other 4 cost
Cost of other activity 4 sessions attended in the last 3 months. Measured at baseline. See also hcu_wl_other4_unit_bl for the length of time this cost refers to.
£
Real
weight loss other 4 visits
Number of sessions of other activity 4 attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 1 year.
Real
weight loss other 4 visits
Number of sessions of other activity 4 attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 2 years.
Real
weight loss other 4 visits
Number of sessions of other activity 4 attended in the last 3 months. Measured at 3 months.
Real
weight loss other 4 visits
Number of sessions of other activity 4 attended in the last 3 months. Measured at baseline.
Real
weight loss other 4 time unit
Length of time referred to by hcu_wl_other4_cost_1y variable.
Text
weight loss other 4 time unit
Length of time referred to by hcu_wl_other4_cost_2y variable.
Text
weight loss other 4 time unit
Length of time referred to by hcu_wl_other4_cost_3m variable.
Text
weight loss other 4 time unit
Length of time referred to by hcu_wl_other4_cost_bl variable.
Text
weight loss other y/n
In the last 3 months have you attended any other type of activity for weight loss; exercise; or healthy eating? Measured at 1 year.
Categorical
weight loss other y/n
In the last 3 months have you attended any other type of activity for weight loss; exercise; or healthy eating? Measured at 2 years.
Categorical
weight loss other y/n
In the last 3 months have you attended any other type of activity for weight loss; exercise; or healthy eating? Measured at 3 months.
Categorical
weight loss other y/n
In the last 3 months have you attended any other type of activity for weight loss; exercise; or healthy eating? Measured at baseline.
Categorical
weightloss visit time
Around how much time would an ordinary visit to this club; group; or organisation normally take out of your day; including travelling and participating? Measured at baseline.
Real
weightloss visit time off
Do you have to take time off work to attend this activity? Measured at baseline.
Categorical
household weightloss
Any members of the household using a weight loss programme? reported at 1 year
Categorical
household weightloss
Any members of the household using a weight loss programme? reported at 2 years
Categorical
household weightloss
Any members of the household using a weight loss programme? reported at 3 months
Categorical
household weightloss
Any members of the household using a weight loss programme? reported at baseline
Categorical
household weightloss how long
How long has the other member of their household been on that weight loss programme? reported at 1 year
Categorical
household weightloss how long
How long has the other member of their household been on that weight loss programme? reported at 2 years
Categorical
household weightloss how long
How long has the other member of their household been on that weight loss programme? reported at 3 months
Categorical
household weightloss how long
How long has the other member of their household been on that weight loss programme? reported at baseline
Categorical
household weightloss programme
Which weight loss programme is the other member of their household using? reported at 1 year
Categorical
household weightloss programme
Which weight loss programme is the other member of their household using? reported at 2 years
Categorical
household weightloss programme
Which weight loss programme is the other member of their household using? reported at 3 months
Categorical
household weightloss programme
Which weight loss programme is the other member of their household using? reported at baseline
Categorical
member of household in study
Is a member of their household listed as a partner in the study? If yes the partner's ID is listed.
Text
weight loss comments
Comments on household weight loss reported at 1 year
Text
weight loss comments
Comments on household weight loss reported at 2 years
Text
weight loss comments
Comments on household weight loss reported at 3 months
Text
weight loss comments
Comments on household weight loss reported at baseline
Text
WW attendance 1st session group
Number of classes attended in first set of Weight Watchers sessions (first 3 months).
Integer
WW attendance 2nd session group
Number of classes attended in second set of Weight Watchers sessions (months 4-6).
Integer
WW attendance 3rd session group
Number of classes attended in third set of Weight Watchers sessions (months 7-9).
Integer
WW attendance 4th session group
Number of classes attended in fourth set of Weight Watchers sessions (months 10-12).
Integer
WW attendance 5th session group
Number of classes attended in fifth set of Weight Watchers sessions (some participants issued a 5th set of vouchers as long as this would not take them over 52 sessions).
Integer
WW start date 1st session group
Start date of first set of Weight Watchers sessions.
Date
WW start date 2nd session group
Start date of second set of Weight Watchers sessions.
Date
WW start date 3rd session group
Start date of third set of Weight Watchers sessions.
Date
WW start date 4th session group
Start date of fourth set of Weight Watchers sessions.
Date
WW start date 5th session group
Start date of fifth set of Weight Watchers sessions.
Date