Table 1.

Summary of questions covered by the questionnaire at baseline in the Taizhou Longitudinal Study

Exposure category	Variables
Socioeconomic status	Household size, aged ≥ 30 years in household Location of father and mother's birthplace Household income, occupation, education, marriage status
Personal behavior	Smoking, use of computer, mobile phone, and microwave oven, watching of television
Type of food and drink	Drinking of alcohol, tea, and coffee, consumption of food grains, cooking oil, vegetables, meat, poultry, eggs, fresh milk, preserved milk, fish, bean curd,
Cooking style	Fuel (coal, gas, natural gas) Boiled, stir-fried, deep-fried, steamed, grilled, cooked
Environment and occupational exposures	Exposure to chemical solvent, dye, engine oil, gasoline, rubber, plastic product, antiseptic, insecticide, chemical fertilizer, sawdust, asbestos, weaving fiber, dust
Physical activity	Light, middle, and heavy physical labor, physical output in work, during and after work, and leisure time.
Family history	Family history of hypertension, coronary artery disease, diabetes, peptic ulcer, cancer, and other chronic diseases Current age, age at death, and cause of death of first- and second-degree relatives
Medical history	Medical conditions diagnosed by doctors (specifically itemized)
	Use of health services
	Use of Chinese medicines
	Use of Western and other medications
Reproductive history	Age of menarche, menopause status and associated timing, parity and breastfeeding history
	Use of contraceptives
	History of use of hormone-replacement therapy
	Hysterectomy or other gynecological interventions
Psychological status	Stress, anger/hostility, social isolation
Physical examination	Height, weight, waist size, hip size, blood pressure