Table 2.

Section and topics of the Core Questionnaire in the Bushehr Elderly Health Programme study

Type of data	Components
Demographic	▸ Personal information (name, nickname, surname) ▸ National identification number ▸ Age and sex ▸ Marital status ▸ Contact information
Socioeconomic	▸ Employment status ▸ Education level ▸ Insurance ▸ Family income ▸ Family assets ▸ Residence status
Cardiovascular risk factors and medical history	▸ Smoking status and history ▸ Physical activity ▸ Menstrual and menopause history
	▸ Blood pressure history ▸ Diabetes history ▸ Lipid profile history ▸ Ischaemia and myocardial infarction history ▸ Weakness, impaired sensation and stroke history ▸ Rose and claudication history ▸ Heart failure history
Drug history	▸ Administered by physician ▸ Over the counter drugs ▸ Supplements