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Form 153 - Medication and Supplement Inventory: Medications (WHI Extension)

File NameData as ofPopulationData collectedOne row perRows
f153_medications_ctos_inv.dat9/30/2015CT+OSExt1, Ext2Medication1,865,998
ID - WHI Participant Common ID
Col 1
NMissing
1,865,9980
F153DAYS - F153 Days since randomization or enrollment
Col 2

Days since randomization or enrollment to receipt of Form 153

NMissingMinMaxMeanStdDev
1,865,99803,9267,3105,038.166581.761
F153VTYP - F153 Visit type
Col 3
ValueDescriptionN%
3Annual visit1,865,998100
F153VY - F153 Visit year
Col 4

Visit year in which this Form 153 was collected

NMissingMinMaxMeanStdDev
1,865,9980112014.011.568
F153EXTPHASE - F153 Collection WHI Extension phase
Col 5

The WHI Extension in which the Form 153 was collected

ValueDescriptionN%
1Extension 11,580,80084.7
2Extension 2285,19815.3
F153CONT - F153 Contact type
Col 6

The method used to collect the Form 153 data.

ValueDescriptionN%
1Phone86,5644.6
2Mail1,779,38195.4
8Other530
F153VER - F153 Form version number
Col 7
NMissingMinMaxMeanStdDev
1,865,99801110
F153LANG - F153 Language
Col 8
ValueDescriptionN%
1English1,855,95699.5
2Spanish10,0420.5
F153FINDAYS - F153 Completed days since randomization/enrollment
Col 9

Days since randomization or enrollment to completion of Form 153

NMissingMinMaxMeanStdDev
1,721,207144,7913,9227,1875,024.858578.107
F153SEQ - F153 Medication sequence id within form
Col 10

Unique number assigned sequentially to each medication on a participant's Form 153.

NMissingMinMaxMeanStdDev
1,865,99801378.8765.127
F153MEDTYPE - F153 Form section - medication type
Col 11

Indicates the section of the Form 153 in which the medication was recorded by the participant. This may or may not correspond to the actual medication type, as participants did not always record their medication in the correct section of the form.

ValueDescriptionN%
1Section A: Prescription medication486,51426.1
2Section C: Non-prescription - Aspirin114,9576.2
3Section C: Non-prescription - Anti-inflammatory229,91412.3
4Section C: Non-prescription - Antacid229,91412.3
5Section C: Non-prescription - Natural female hormone229,91412.3
6Section C: Non-prescription - Over-the-counter insulin114,9576.2
7Section D: Dietary supplement - Multi-vitamin114,9576.2
8Section D: Dietary supplement - Calcium/Vitamin D114,9576.2
9Section D: Dietary supplement - Calcium114,9576.2
10Section D: Dietary supplement - Vitamin D114,9576.2
F153TAKEMED - F153 Taking this medication
Col 12
ValueDescriptionN%
0No926,67149.7
1Yes818,22843.8
Missing121,0996.5%
F153MEDNDC - F153 Medication National Drug Code (NDC)
Col 13
Usage Notes:

The NDC number (F153MEDNDC) and the NDC version (F153MEDNDCVER) provide a unique identifier for the medication. A description of a medication can be found in the reference file f153ref_meds.dat by merging on the F153MEDNDC and F154MEDNDCVER variables. A list of ingredients contained in a medication can be found in the reference file f153ref_med_ingreds.dat by merging on the F153MEDNDC and F154MEDNDCVER variables.

NMissing
811,2931,054,705
F153MEDNDCVER - F153 Medication National Drug Code (NDC) Version
Col 14

NDC version is a variable created by WHI as a mechanism for tracking changes to a medication's details over time.

Usage Notes:

The NDC number (F153MEDNDC) and the NDC version (F153MEDNDCVER) provide a unique identifier for the medication.

NMissingMinMaxMeanStdDev
811,3151,054,683131.0250.159
F153FREQ - F153 How often taking this medication
Col 15
Usage Notes:

Frequency was not collected for prescription medications. The form value of "2-Less than once a day" for "Over-the-counter insulin" has been recoded to a "6" for this variable.

ValueDescriptionN%
1Once a day or more245,02113.1
24-6 days a week13,9730.7
32-3 days a week21,7651.2
4Once a week11,3800.6
51-3 days a month23,0081.2
6Less than once a day210
Missing1,550,83083.1%
F153DUR - F153 How long taking this medication
Col 16
ValueDescriptionN%
1Less than 1 month21,7041.2
21 to 12 months137,2717.4
3More than 1 year612,98232.9
Missing1,094,04158.6%
F153ADULTY - F153 Adult years taking this medication
Col 17

If taking medication for more than one year, then number of years taken since age 20.

Usage Notes:

Sub-question of F153DUR = "F153 How long taking this medication"

NMissingMinMaxMeanStdDev
570,1341,295,8642738.58.055
F153TCCODE - F153 Medication Therapeutic Class Code
Col 18
Usage Notes:

A description of a medication therapeutic class can be found in the reference file f153ref_med_classes.dat by merging on the F153TCCODE variable.

The first 2 digits of the Therapeutic Class Code represent the Drug Group. The next 2 digits represent the Drug Class within the Drug Group. The last 2 digits represent the Drug Subclass within the Drug Class.

Example

Drug Group: 270000 Antidiabetic Drug Class: 271000 Insulin Drug Subclass:
271010 Mixed Insulin 271020 Beef Insulin 271030 Pork Insulin 271040 Human Insulin

NMissing
811,2931,054,705