Details of Element: Menstrual Status
Component of Horomone Replacement Therapy

Unique Name: menst
Contained in the Common BLSA Data Set ? No

Data Points (as of 09/06/98) Males Females Total
Number of Data Points 0 524 524
Number of Distinct Participants 0 497 497
Year First Collected n/a 1990 -
Year Last Collected n/a 1998 -

Type of Variable: Absolute Measure
Encoding: Discrete
    Value Meaning
    1 Premenopausal
    2 Perimenopausal
    3 Natural Menopause
    4 Surgical Menopause
    5 Uncertain
Precision: #.
Anticipated Range: 1. thru 5.
Masterfile Index: 710-01-01
Related Data Elements: none
Specific to this Data Element:
    Inclusion/Exclusion Rules: n/a
    Descriptive History: (none)
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