TROMSO_RH_CUR_HRT

Name: RH_CUR_HRT

Short description: Current use of Hormone Replacement Therapy 

Type: Integer

Description and values: Current use of Hormone Replacement Therapy

• 0=No
• 1=Yes
• 9=Missing/insufficient data. Also code 9 if SEX=1 (for males)

Local variable explanation:

*ESTROGEN_TABLETS_T4 : *Do you now use or have you ever used estrogen (tablets or patches)?

*ESTROGEN_CREAM_T4 : *Do you now use or have you ever used estrogen (cream or suppositories)?

SAS code:

If ESTROGEN_TABLETS_T4 EQ 1 or ESTROGEN_CREAM_T4 EQ 1 then RH_CUR_HRT=1;

else if ESTROGEN_TABLETS_T4 IN (2 3) and ESTROGEN_CREAM_T4 IN (2 3) then RH_CUR_HRT=0;

else RH_CUR_HRT=9;    

MORGAM_RH_CUR_HRT

The RH_CUR_HRT variable is defined using the MORGAM variables HORM and MENOP, and the CHANCES variable SEX.

MENOP
"Are you still having monthly periods?"
1 = yes, as usual
2 = yes, but irregularly
3 = no
8 = not relevant (for men and known pregnant women)
9 = insufficient data

HORM
"Are you taking (in the last month) sex hormones (estrogens) for menopausal symptoms?"
1 = yes
2 = no
8 = not relevant (for men or known pregnant or pre-menopausal women)
9 = insufficient data

If SEX = 2 (FEMALE), the following rule is used:

If SEX = 1 (MALE), 9 is coded for RH_CUR_HRT.

HAPIEE_RH_CUR_HRT

STATA code

h36: currently using HRT -> 1=yes, 2=no
h35: ever used HRT -> 1=yes, 2=no
h34: use of hormonal contraception -> 1=no, 2= yes, but not now, 3=yes, still using

gen rh_cur_hrt=h36
recode rh_cur_hrt (2=0)
replace rh_cur_hrt=. if h34==3 & h36==2 & h35==1
replace rh_cur_hrt=. if h34==3 & h36==1 & h35==1
label variable rh_cur_hrt "Current HRT use"
label values rh_cur_hrt yn

ESTHER_RH_CUR_HRT

RH_CUR_HRT=HRT_curr;
if RH_CUR_HRT=. then RH_CUR_HRT=9;
if sex=1 then RH_CUR_HRT = 9;

Source of HRT_curr: Drugs documented in the physician's medical conditions report or self-reported usage of HRT in the participant's questionnaire (variable F24HRMN3)