Table 2.
List of main harmonised modifiable baseline risk factors for cohort studies and external prevalence data sources
| Cohort data | Prevalence data | |||||||||||
| Risk factors | MCCS | BMES | ALSWH | AusDiab | NWAHS | CHAMP | 45&Up | NHS1 | NHS2 | NHS3 | NDSHS | LADY |
| Smoking | ||||||||||||
| Regular smoking (never, former, current) | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
| Cigarettes/day | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | - | - | - | √ | √ |
| Time since quitting (years) | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
| Duration (years) | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
| Australian recommendation: no smoking | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
| Alcohol consumption | ||||||||||||
| Drinks/day | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
| Australian recommendation: ≤2 drinks/day | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
| Body fatness | ||||||||||||
| BMI (kg/m2)* | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | - | √ |
| Australian recommendation: 18.5–24.9 kg/m2 | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | - | √ |
| Physical activity | ||||||||||||
| Moderate activity (min/week) | ~ | √ | ~ | √ | √ | ~ | √ | √ | √ | √ | - | ~ |
| Vigorous activity (min/week) | ~ | √ | ~ | √ | √ | ~ | √ | √ | √ | √ | - | ~ |
| Australian recommendation: ≥150 min/week† | ~ | √ | ~ | √ | √ | ~ | √ | √ | √ | √ | - | ~ |
| Diet | ||||||||||||
| Fruit consumption (serves/day) | √ | √ | -‡ | √ | -‡ | - | √ | √ | √ | √ | - | - |
| Australian recommendation: ≥2 serves/day | √ | √ | -‡ | √ | -‡ | - | √ | √ | √ | √ | - | - |
| Vegetable consumption (serves/day) | √ | √ | -‡ | √ | -‡ | - | √ | √ | √ | √ | - | - |
| Australian recommendation: ≥5 serves/day | √ | √ | -‡ | √ | -‡ | - | √ | √ | √ | √ | - | - |
| Red meat consumption (times/week) | √ | - | -‡ | ~ | - | - | √ | - | - | - | - | - |
| Processed meat consumption (times/week) | √ | - | -‡ | ~ | -‡ | - | √ | - | - | - | - | - |
| Australian recommendation: ≤3–4 times/week | √ | - | -‡ | ~ | -‡ | - | √ | - | - | - | - | - |
| OC use | ||||||||||||
| OC use (never, former, current) | √ | ~ | √ | √ | - | N/A | √ | √ | - | - | - | √ |
| Duration (<5 years, ≥5 years) | √ | - | √ | √ | - | N/A | √ | ~ | - | - | - | - |
| MHT use | ||||||||||||
| MHT use (never, former, current) | √ | ~ | √ | √ | - | N/A | √ | √ | √ | - | - | √ |
| Duration (<5 years, ≥5 years) | √ | - | √ | - | - | N/A | √ | - | - | - | - | √ |
| Breastfeeding | ||||||||||||
| Duration (months) | √ | - | -‡ | - | - | N/A | √ | √ | - | - | - | √ |
√, available; ~, not comparable; -, not available; N/A, not applicable.
*Measured weight and height (MCCS, AusDiab, NWAHS, CHAMP and NHS3); self-reported weight and height (BMES, ALSWH, 45&Up, NHS1, NHS2 and LADY).
†≥ 150 min/week of moderate activity or ≥75 min/week of vigorous activity or combination of the two.
‡Not available at baseline but available at later measurements.
45&Up, 45 and Up Study; ALSWH, Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health; AusDiab, Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study; BMES, Blue Mountains Eye Study; BMI, body mass index; CHAMP, Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project; LADY, Learning how Australians Deal with menopausal sYmptoms Survey; MCCS, Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study; MHT, menopausal hormone therapy; NDSHS, National Drug Strategy Household Survey; NHS, National Health Survey; NWAHS, North West Adelaide Health Study; OC, oral contraceptive.