The method used to collect the data.

Do you think you will be living in this area for the next three years?

Are you now in any other research study?

Is study on CC list of excluding studies?

Did a doctor ever say that you had breast cancer?

Did a doctor ever say that you had colon, rectum, bowel or intestinal cancer?

Were you told that you had this cancer in the last 10 years?

Did a doctor ever say that you had endometrial cancer (cancer of the lining of the uterus or womb)?

Were you told that you had this cancer in the last 10 years?

Did a doctor ever say that you had skin cancer?

Was the skin cancer a melanoma?

Were you told that you had this melanoma in the last 10 years?

In the past 10 years, did a doctor ever say that you had any other cancers?

How did you hear about the study? (Mark one. If you heard in more than one way, mark the one that made you decide to contact us.)

Did you ever use any female hormones like estrogen (Premarin) or progesterone (Provera)?These might be pills, skin patches, implants, creams, suppositories, shots, or birth control pills. (This does not include birth control pills you used before you were 50.)

Are you using female hormones now?

Have you used female hormones in the last 3 months?

Have you ever had an osteoporosis-related fracture or broken bone? (Osteoporosis is a condition where bones become brittle and weak as a woman ages.)

Did a doctor give you hormones to treat the fracture or broken bone?

Did you ever have a hysterectomy? (This is an operation to take out your uterus or womb.)

Was your hysterectomy within the last 3 months?

How old were you when you had your hysterectomy?

When was the last time you had any menstrual bleeding or spotting? (Your best guess.)

How many of your meals are prepared away from your home each week, that is, meals that you eat in a restaurant, or as "take-out", or at friends' or relatives' houses?

Are you following a special diet prescribed by a doctor for malabsorption, celiac sprue (sometimes this is called a gluten-free diet), ulcerative colitis, or Crohn's disease? (We know that these may be unfamiliar words. If you have not been told to follow one of these diets, mark No.)

Are you following a special low-fiber or low-residue diet (low in fruits, vegetables, and grains) that was prescribed for you by your doctor?

Did a doctor ever say that you had sugar diabetes or high blood sugar when you were not pregnant?

How old were you when you were first told you had sugar diabetes? (Don't include diabetes you had only when pregnant.)

Were you ever hospitalized for a diabetic coma?

Did a doctor ever tell you to keep a special diet for your diabetes?

Did you ever take insulin shots?

Are you using insulin now?

Did you ever take pills for your diabetes to lower your blood sugar?

Do you have sugar diabetes or high blood sugar now?

Did a doctor ever say that you had a blood clot in your legs? This is sometimes called deep vein thrombosis or DVT. This does not include varicose veins or phlebitis.

Did you have a blood clot in your leg in the last 6 months?

Did this blood clot occur within one month after a serious accident, fracture, injury, or operation?

Did a doctor ever say that you had a blood clot in your lung? This is sometimes called a pulmonary embolus or PE.

Did you have a blood clot in your lung in the last 6 months?

Did this blood clot occur within one month after a serious accident, fracture, injury, or operation?

Did a doctor ever say that you had a stroke?

Did you have a stroke in the last 6 months?

Did a doctor ever say that you had a small stroke that lasted less than 24 hours? This is sometimes called a transient ischemic attack or TIA.

Did you have a TIA in the last 6 months?

Did a doctor ever say that you had a heart attack? This is sometimes called a coronary, myocardial infarction, or MI.

How old were you when you had your first heart attack? (Your best guess.)

Did you have a heart attack in the last 6 months?

Did a doctor ever say that you had any of the following health problems? (Please mark No or Yes for each problem listed.) Sickle cell anemia?

Did a doctor ever say that you had any of the following health problems? (Please mark No or Yes for each problem listed.) Heart failure?

Did a doctor ever say that you had any of the following health problems? (Please mark No or Yes for each problem listed.) Liver disease (chronic active hepatitis, cirrhosis, or yellow jaundice)?

Did a doctor ever say that you had any of the following health problems? (Please mark No or Yes for each problem listed.) Bleeding problem?

Have you lost 15 or more pounds in the last 6 months without trying?

Are you on kidney dialysis or a kidney machine for kidney or renal failure?

Do you have any other long-term or chronic illness?

Are there any reasons, like serious emotional problems, mental illness, or too much stress, that would make it hard for you to be in a research study?

Will you be able to come to our clinic?

What kind of help would you need to come to our clinic?

Do you think you might be interested in the Dietary Change part of the study?

If you join the dietary part of the study, you will be placed in a dietary change or usual diet group. You may be attending regular group meetings. Will you be available for regular meetings for the next year?

Do you think you might be interested in the Hormone Replacement part of the study?

If you join the hormone part of the study, you may be placed into the hormone or no-hormone (placebo) group. Would you consider taking only the hormone pills given to you by Clinical Center staff if you join the hormone part of the study?

If you are currently on hormones, are you interested in talking to your doctor about the Hormone Replacement part of the study?

Would you like us to send information about the Hormone Replacement part of the study to your doctor?

Will you need someone to help you fill out forms if you join this study?

Computed from Form 2, questions 17 and 17.1. Combines questions 17 and 17.1 into a three category HRT use variable (never, past, current).

Computed from Form 2, questions 18 and 18.2. Collapses age at hysterectomy categories from question 18.2 into four groups. Set to missing if no hysterectomy, or age at hysterectomy is missing.

Computed from Form 2, question 23, 23.4 and 23.6. Indicator for whether the participant has ever been treated for diabetes with pills or shots.