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. 2021 Dec 5;31(12):660–668. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20200147

Table 1. Summary of common questions in the self-administered questionnaire for all study regions at baseline.

Measurements Measurement lists
Basic characteristics  
 Demographics Sex, age at baseline, height, weight, and weight at the age of 20 years
 Education* Educational attainment
Lifestyle characteristics  
 Alcohol consumption Drinking status, age when the individual started drinking, type and amount of alcohol consumed, and drinking frequency
 Smoking Smoking status, age when the individual started smoking, number of cigarettes smoked, and information on passive smoking
 Sleeping Sleeping duration and subjective assessment of sleep
 Exercise Physical activity (including leisure-time, occupational, and household activities)
 Diet Food intake frequency
Clinical characteristics  
 Medication and supplements Types of medications and supplements taken at least once a week
 Disease history Personal and family disease history
 Psychological stress Self-reported stress and stress management
 Female reproductive history Menstruation status, age at the start of menstruation, and information on pregnancy and childbirth

*Excluding 3 regions (Iga, Fukuoka, and Kyusyu and Okinawa Population Study regions).