TROMSO_RH_EVERPILL

Name: RH_EVERPILL

Short description: Ever used pill 

Type: Integer

Description and values: Has the woman ever used contraceptive pills?

• 0=No
• 1=Yes
• 9=Missing/insufficient data. 

Local variable explanation:

*ORAL_CONTRACEPTIVE_U70_T4 : *Do you now use or have you ever used contraceptive pills (OC) (incl. minipill) (pu70)?

SAS code:

if ORAL_CONTRACEPTIVE_U70_T4 In (1 2) then RH_EVERPILL=1;

else if ORAL_CONTRACEPTIVE_U70_T4 EQ 3 then RH_EVERPILL=0;

else RH_EVERPILL=9999;   

HAPIEE_RH_EVERPILL

STATA code

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

gen rh_everpill=.
replace rh_everpill=1 if inlist(h34,2,3)
replace rh_everpill=0 if h34==1
replace rh_everpill=. if h34==3 & h36==2 & h35==1
replace rh_everpill=. if h34==3 & h36==1 & h35==1
label variable rh_everpill "Ever pill use"
label values rh_everpill yn

ESTHER_RH_EVERPILL

RH_EVERPILL=F20PILL;
if RH_EVERPILL=. then RH_EVERPILL=9999;
if sex = 1 then RH_EVERPILL = 9;

Source of F20PILL is participant's questionnaire at baseline

Or coded from reported medication ATC Code G03B from physician's medical conditions report at baseline?

Baseline_physician's medical conditions report

EPIC_RH_EVERPILL

The EPIC variable EVER_PILL was used for the production of RH_EVERPILL according to the following definition and rule.

EPIC var definition(s):
EVER_PILL:  EPIC elderly variable showing use of oral contraceptive (1=yes, 0=no)

Coding rule:
Variable RH_EVERPILL shows use of oral contraceptive at least once and is identical to EVER_PILL.

Coding rule in STATA:
-gen RH_EVERPILL =  EVER_PILL

-replace RH_EVERPILL = 9 if RH_EVERPILL==.