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).