Table 1.

Overview of Epidemiologic Studies including Midlife Latinas

Study	Country	Purpose	Study Years	Baseline Age (Years)	N	Latina %	Sex Hormones	VMS	Health Behaviors	Cardio-metabolic Factors	Psychological Factors and QOL
Hilo Women’s Health Study	Hawaii, USA	To assess general health, menopause status, and health-related complaints among adult women in Hilo, Hawaii.	2004–2005	40–60	994	0.9	N/A	Yes	Diet/Nutrition; Physical activity; Smoking; Alcohol	BMI; Blood pressure; Hypertension; Diabetes; Cholesterol	N/A
San Francisco Midlife Women’s Health Study (SFMWHS)	San Francisco, CA, USA	To describe changes in the biopsychosocial health of midlife women through the menopausal transition.	1996–2001	40–48	347	27.4	Urine: FSH	Yes	Sleep quality	BMI	Social support; Stress; Discrimination
Seattle Midlife Women’s Health Study (SMWHS)	Seattle, WA, USA	To describe the menopause transition in terms of personal and social factors, hormone changes, stress, health behaviors, and symptoms in midlife women.	1990–2013	35–55	508	1.2	Urine: FSH, estrone, testosterone	Yes	Diet/Nutrition; Physical activity; Sleep quality; Alcohol	BMI; Hypertension; Diabetes;	Anxiety; Depression; Stress
Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation	Ann Arbor, MI; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Alameda and Contra Costa County, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Jersey City, NJ; and Pittsburgh, PA, USA	To examine the physical, biological, psychological and social changes of midlife women during the menopause transition.	1996-Current	42–52	3302	8.7	Serum: FSH, estradiol, testosterone, SHBG	Yes	Diet/Nutrition; Physical activity; Smoking; Sleep quality; Alcohol; Illicit Drugs	BMI; Blood pressure; Hypertension; Diabetes; Lipids; Subclinical vascular measures; CVD	Anxiety; Childhood adversity; Depression; Social support; Stress; Discrimination; QOL
The Decision at Menopause Study (DAMES- USA)	MA, USA	To better understand the various factors that influence therapeutic decisions by middle-aged women related to the burden of menopause symptoms.	2001–2002	45–55	293	1.00	N/A	Yes	Physical activity; Smoking; Alcohol	BMI	N/A

Note. FSH = follicle stimulating hormone, N/A = not applicable, QOL = quality of life, SHBG = sex hormone binding globulin, VMS = vasomotor symptoms