By Anonymous - November 8, 2018

Covariates

MENOPAUSE

The update below was initially included in the Soy-Breast project. It is based on the file listed below.\\
From file: ''female variables.sas''\\
Location: ''C:\Users\jingfan\Desktop\ahs2\RegistryCancer\previous files\April2014''\\
Note: The variable ''mprem'' has been updated to ''mpre''.\\

Variable Meaning
MENOPAUS Has your natural menstration periods stopped completely
1 No, but my doctor says that menopause is probably beginning (hot flashes, heavy periods, etc.)
2 No
3 Yes, I have had menopause and I now take hormones
4 Yes, I have had menopause and I do not take hormones
5 Yes, my periods have stopped, but not because of menopause
MOVARYRADCHEMO 0 1 Menopause due to radiation or chemotherapy
MHYSTER 0 1 Menopause due to Hysterectomy
MNATURE 0 1 Menopause due to natural causes
MTOT 0 1 Total menopause
POSTMENOP MTOT, but set to 0 for men
MPERI 0 1 Perimenopausal: MENOPAUS = 1 AND 48 AGEATENROLLMENT 60
OR HISTOREC=3 AND 48 AGEATENROLLMENT 56
MPRE 0 1 Pre-menopausal: MENOPAUS = 2 AND MTOT + MPERI = 0
OR HISTOREC = 3 AND 48 AGEATENROLLMENT 56
AGEATMENOPAUSE Subject's age at menopause

Note, an addendum to this code requires the HRT_FINAL variable.

See Oral Contraceptives in the HRT/Contraceptives Section
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