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Form 35 - Personal Habits Update

File NameData as ofPopulationData collectedOne row perRows
f35_ct_inv.dat2/17/2024CTMainForm174,326
ID - WHI Participant Common ID
Col 1
NMissing
174,3260
F35DAYS - F35 Days since randomization
Col 2
NMissingMinMaxMeanStdDev
174,326043,8921,522.382872.618
F35VTYP - Visit Type
Col 3
ValueDescriptionN%
2Semi-Annual visit20
3Annual visit173,39999.5
4Non-Routine visit9250.5
F35VY - Visit year
Col 4

Visit year for which this form was collected.

NMissingMinMaxMeanStdDev
173,4019251114.1322.384
F35VCLO - Closest to visit within visit type and year
Col 5

For forms entered with the same visit type and year, indicates the one closest to that visit's target date. Valid for forms entered with an annual visit type.

Usage Notes:

See data preparation document.

ValueDescriptionN%
0No1,6070.9
1Yes172,71999.1
F35EXPC - Expected for visit
Col 6

This form/data was expected for this visit. Form 35 (Personal Habits Update) was expected at Annual Visits 1, 3, 6, and 9 for all CT.

Usage Notes:

This includes forms from the subsample of OS participants at year 6 that were enrolled in the three clinical centers participating in the WHI Osteoporosis sub study, as height and weight were collected on OS participants at year 6 by design; see table 16.1; on page 16-18b of volume 2.

ValueDescriptionN%
0No3,7342.1
1Yes170,59297.9
WALK - Times walk for > 10 min
Col 7

Think about the walking you do outside the home. How often do you walk outside the home for more than 10 minutes without stopping? (Mark only one.)

ValueDescriptionN%
0Rarely or never37,80721.7
11-3 times each month24,78214.2
21 time each week18,95710.9
32-3 times each week46,15126.5
44-6 times each week32,35018.6
57 or more times each week13,8077.9
Missing4720.3%
WALKMIN - Duration of walks when >10 min
Col 8

When you walk outside the home for more than 10 minutes without stopping, for how many minutes do you usually walk?

Usage Notes:

Sub-question of F35 V1 Q1 " How often walk 10+ minutes" (skip pattern rule not applied).

ValueDescriptionN%
1Less than 20 min.47,32227.1
220-39 min.62,50835.9
340-59 min.19,17111
41 hour or more8,9755.1
Missing36,35020.9%
WALKSPD - Walking speed when walking for >10 min
Col 9

When you walk outside the home for more than 10 minutes without stopping, what is your usual speed?

Usage Notes:

Sub-question of F35 V1 Q1 " How often walk 10+ minutes" (skip pattern rule not applied).

ValueDescriptionN%
2Casual strolling or walking37,05821.3
3Average or normal68,58239.3
4Fairly fast25,15914.4
5Very fast1,0970.6
9Don't know5,9903.4
Missing36,44020.9%
HRDEX - Times per week of very hard exercise
Col 10

Not including walking outside the home, how often each week (7 days) do you usually do the exercises below? STRENUOUS OR VERY HARD EXERCISE (You work up a sweat and your heart beats fast.) For example aerobics, aerobic dancing, jogging, tennis, swimming laps

ValueDescriptionN%
0None128,93074
11 day per week10,7256.2
22 days per week11,9656.9
33 days per week12,8117.3
44 days per week3,8242.2
55 or more days per week4,5412.6
Missing1,5300.9%
HRDEXMIN - Duration per time of very hard exercise
Col 11

How long do you usually exercise like this at one time? STRENUOUS OR VERY HARD EXERCISE (You work up a sweat and your heart beats fast.) For example aerobics, aerobic dancing, jogging, tennis, swimming laps

Usage Notes:

Sub-question of F35 V1 Q2.1 "Strenuous exercise - how often".

ValueDescriptionN%
1Less than 20 min.8,8075.1
220-39 min.14,6118.4
340-59 min.9,7695.6
41 hour or more10,0365.8
Missing131,10375.2%
MODEX - Times per week of moderate exercise
Col 12

Not including walking outside the home, how often each week (7 days) do you usually do the exercises below? MODERATE EXERCISE (Not exhausting). For example, biking outdoors, using an exercise machine (like a stationary bike or treadmill), calisthenics, easy swimming, popular or folk dancing.

ValueDescriptionN%
0None100,05057.4
11 day per week17,42710
22 days per week18,62310.7
33 days per week19,91411.4
44 days per week6,5073.7
55 or more days per week10,3425.9
Missing1,4630.8%
MODEXMIN - Duration per time of moderate exercise
Col 13

How long to you usually exercise like this at one time? MODERATE EXERCISE (Not exhausting). For example, biking outdoors, using an exercise machine (like a stationary bike or treadmill), calisthenics, easy swimming, popular or folk dancing.

Usage Notes:

Sub-question of F35 V1 Q2.3 "Moderate exercise - how often".

ValueDescriptionN%
1Less than 20 min.21,34912.2
220-39 min.29,61817
340-59 min.10,8206.2
41 hour or more9,6485.5
Missing102,89159%
MLDEX - Times per week of mild exercise
Col 14

Not including walking outside the home, how often each week (7 days) do you usually do the exercises below? MILD EXERCISE. For example, slow dancing, bowling, golf.

ValueDescriptionN%
0None120,14168.9
11 day per week20,08911.5
22 days per week12,5217.2
33 days per week8,4774.9
44 days per week3,0481.7
55 or more days per week7,3114.2
Missing2,7391.6%
MLDEXMIN - Duration per time of mild exercise
Col 15

How long do you usually exercise like this at one time? MILD EXERCISE. For example, slow dancing, bowling, golf.

Usage Notes:

Sub-question of F35 V1 Q2.5 "Mild exercise - how often".

ValueDescriptionN%
1Less than 20 min.13,6117.8
220-39 min.12,9897.5
340-59 min.4,8892.8
41 hour or more18,45010.6
Missing124,38771.4%
BEERFREQ - Beer - frequency
Col 16

In the last three months, how often, on average, did you drink beer?

ValueDescriptionN%
0Never or less than once per month143,46282.3
11-3 per month17,0109.8
21 per week3,7062.1
32-4 per week3,9292.3
45-6 per week7820.4
51 per day7290.4
62-3 per day4560.3
74-5 per day560
86+ per day160
Missing4,1802.4%
BEERSERV - Beer - serving size
Col 17

In the last three months, what was your usual serving size of beer?

ValueDescriptionN%
1Small9,2155.3
2Medium21,24012.2
3Large7510.4
Missing143,12082.1%
WINEFREQ - Wine - frequency
Col 18

In the last three months, how often, on average, did you drink wine?

ValueDescriptionN%
0Never or less than once per month90,78452.1
11-3 per month37,22221.4
21 per week11,3956.5
32-4 per week17,96110.3
45-6 per week5,5333.2
51 per day6,3273.6
62-3 per day2,9761.7
74-5 per day1480.1
86+ per day760
Missing1,9041.1%
WINESERV - Wine - serving size
Col 19

In the last three months, what was your usual serving size of wine?

ValueDescriptionN%
1Small32,08518.4
2Medium45,44926.1
3Large3,7012.1
Missing93,09153.4%
LIQRFREQ - Liquor - frequency
Col 20

In the last three months, how often, on average, did you drink liquor?

ValueDescriptionN%
0Never or less than once per month129,48774.3
11-3 per month20,93612
21 per week6,0193.5
32-4 per week7,5584.3
45-6 per week2,0291.2
51 per day3,0181.7
62-3 per day1,6911
74-5 per day690
86+ per day270
Missing3,4922%
LIQRSERV - Liquor - serving size
Col 21

In the last three months, what was your usual serving size of liquor?

ValueDescriptionN%
1Small18,50310.6
2Medium22,67913
3Large2,4041.4
Missing130,74075%
SMOKNOW - Do you smoke cigarettes now
Col 22
ValueDescriptionN%
0No163,11193.6
1Yes10,3685.9
Missing8470.5%
CIGSDAY - How many cigarettes per day
Col 23

How many cigarettes do you usually smoke each day?

Usage Notes:

Sub-question of F35 V1 Q4 "Do you smoke cigarettes now".

ValueDescriptionN%
1Less than 17760.4
21-41,6320.9
35-143,6972.1
415-243,0671.8
525-347580.4
635-442980.2
745 or more840
Missing164,01494.1%
TEPIWK - Episodes recreational phys activity per week
Col 24

Computed from Form 35, questions 1, 2.1, 2.3, and 2.5. Total number of episodes per week of recreational physical activity (includes walking, mild, moderate and strenuous physical activity).

NMissingMinMaxMeanStdDev
174,0762500254.8114.08
LEPITOT - Episodes recreational phys activity per week >= 20 Min
Col 25

Computed from Form 35, questions 1, 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 and 2.6. Episodes per week of recreational physical activity of >=20 minutes duration (includes walking, mild, moderate and strenuous physical activity).

NMissingMinMaxMeanStdDev
174,0762500253.6573.838
MSEPIWK - Episodes moderate to strenuous phys activity per week
Col 26

Computed from Form 35, questions 1.2, 2.1, and 2.3. Episodes per week of moderate and strenuous recreational physical activity (includes walking fairly fast or very fast, moderate physical activity and strenuous physical activity).

NMissingMinMaxMeanStdDev
174,0762500192.393.032
XLMSEPI - Episodes moderate to strenuous activity >= 20 min/week
Col 27

Computed from Form 35, questions 1, 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4. Episodes per week of moderate and strenuous recreational physical activity of >=20 minutes duration (includes walking fairly fast or very fast, moderate physical activity and strenuous physical activity).

NMissingMinMaxMeanStdDev
174,0762500191.9092.831
LMSEPI - Episodes moderate to strenuous activity >=20 min/week (categorical)
Col 28

Computed from Form 35, questions 1, 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4. Categorical variable of episodes per week of moderate and strenuous recreational physical activity of >= 20 minutes duration (includes walking fairly fast or very fast, moderate physical activity and strenuous physical activity). Computed from XLMSEPI and TEPIWK.

ValueDescriptionN%
1No activity31,38118
2Some activity of limited duration73,96042.4
32 - <4 episodes per week30,88217.7
4>= 4 episodes per week37,85321.7
Missing2500.1%
SEPIWK - Strenuous activity episodes per week
Col 29

Computed from Form 35, question 2.1. Episodes per week of strenuous recreational physical activity.

ValueDescriptionN%
00130,21074.7
1110,7256.2
2211,9656.9
3312,8117.3
443,8242.2
65 or more4,5412.6
Missing2500.1%
TMINWK - Minutes of recreational phys activity per week
Col 30

Computed from Form 35, questions 1, 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, and 2.6. Total minutes per week of recreational physical activity (includes walking, mild, moderate and strenuous physical activity).

NMissingMinMaxMeanStdDev
174,07625001,750170.789178.132
MSMINWK - Minutes of moderate to strenuous activity per week
Col 31

Computed from Form 35, questions 1, 1.2, 2.1, and 2.3. Minutes per week of moderate and strenuous recreational physical activity (includes walking fairly fast or very fast, moderate physical activity and strenuous physical activity).

NMissingMinMaxMeanStdDev
174,07625001,33088.243133.33
SMINWK - Minutes of strenuous phys activity per week
Col 32

Computed from Form 35, questions 2.1 and 2.2. Minutes per week of strenuous recreational physical activity).

NMissingMinMaxMeanStdDev
174,076250042027.39765.119
TEXPWK - Total energy expend from recreational phys activity (MET-hours/week)
Col 33

Computed from Form 35, questions 1, 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, and 2.6. Total MET-hours per week. Expenditure of energy from recreational physical activity (includes walking, mild, moderate and strenuous physical activity in kcal/week/kg).

NMissingMinMaxMeanStdDev
174,0762500142.33311.5213.288
WALKEXP - MET-hours per week from walking
Col 34

Computed from Form 35, questions 1, 1.1, and 1.2. Expenditure of energy from physical activity from walking in kcal/week/kg (MET-hours per week).

NMissingMinMaxMeanStdDev
174,076250040.8334.0075.554
AVWKEXP - Energy expend from average walking (MET-hours/week)
Col 35

Computed from Form 35, questions 1, 1.1 and 1.2. Energy expenditure from average walking (2-3 mph) in MET-hours per week. If question 1.2 (speed of walking) was marked as don't know or was missing, the speed was assumed to be 2-3 mph.

NMissingMinMaxMeanStdDev
174,076250024.52.0813.974
FFWKEXP - Energy expend from walking fairly fast (MET-hours/week)
Col 36

Computed from Form 35, questions 1, 1.1 and 1.2. Energy expenditure from walking fairly fast (3-4 mph) in MET-hours per week.

NMissingMinMaxMeanStdDev
174,076250032.6671.4114.459
VFWKEXP - Energy expend from walking very fast (MET-hours/week)
Col 37

Computed from Form 35, questions 1, 1.1, and 1.2. Energy expenditure from walking very fast (> 4 mph) in MET-hours per week.

NMissingMinMaxMeanStdDev
174,076250040.8330.1111.669
HARDEXP - Energy expenditure from hard exercise (MET-hours/week)
Col 38

Computed from Form 35, questions 2.1 and 2.2. Energy expenditure from strenuous or very hard exercise (for example, aerobics, aerobic dancing, jogging, tennis, swimming laps) in MET-hours per week.

NMissingMinMaxMeanStdDev
174,0762500493.1967.597
MODEXP - Energy expend from moderate exercise (MET-hours/week)
Col 39

Computed from Form 35, questions 2.3 and 2.4. Energy expenditure from moderate exercise (for example, biking outdoors, using an exercise machine, calisthenics, easy swimming, popular or folk dancing) in MET-hours per week.

NMissingMinMaxMeanStdDev
174,076250031.52.8765.198
MILDEXP - Energy expenditure from mild exercise (MET-hours/week)
Col 40

Computed from Form 35, questions 2.5 and 2.6. Energy expenditure from mild exercise (for example, slow dancing, bowling, golf) in MET-hours per week.

NMissingMinMaxMeanStdDev
174,0762500211.4413.333
ALCSWK - Alcohol servings per week
Col 41

Computed from Form 35, questions 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3. Number of servings per week of beer, wine and/or liquor based on a medium serving size which is 12oz of beer, 6oz of wine and 1½ oz of liquor. If all three variables are missing, set to missing.

NMissingMinMaxMeanStdDev
173,6656610111.0481.793.876