Report 31 December 2008 in association with 7$%/(2)&217(176 /,672)7$%/(6,9 /,672)),*85(69 (;(&87,9(6800$5<9, &2//$%25$7,9(5(6($5&+$&7,9,7,(6 6FLHQWLILFPHHWLQJVDQGWHOHFRQIHUHQFHVDPRQJUHVHDUFKWHDP 1HZUHVHDUFKILQGLQJV 1.2.1 Current projects ............................................................................................... 2 1.2.2 Completed projects ........................................................................................ 42 1.2.3 Student projects in progress .......................................................................... 44 1.2.4 Student projects completed ........................................................................... 59 1.2.5 Student theses completed ............................................................................. 60 &21'8&72)6859(<6 FRKRUW6XUYH\±)LQDOUHVSRQVHUDWH FRKRUW6XUYH\±'DWDFROOHFWLRQ FRKRUW6XUYH\±3LORW 0(7+2'2/2*,&$/,668(6 'HILQLQJPHQRSDXVDOVWDWXV 3.1.1 Introduction .................................................................................................... 85 3.1.2 Definition of menopause ................................................................................ 85 3.1.3 Decision tree for menopausal status ............................................................. 86 3.1.4 Resolving inconsistencies for menopausal status ......................................... 94 3.1.5 References .................................................................................................... 96 *HRFRGLQJ 3.2.1 Geocoding procedure used in the past ......................................................... 96 3.2.2 Geocoding procedure to be used onwards from Survey 4 for the 1973-1978 cohort .......................................................................................... 97 5HSODFLQJ550$ZLWK$5,$DVDPHDVXUHRIUXUDOLW\DQGUHPRWHQHVV 3.3.1 Background .................................................................................................... 98 3.3.2 The problem with RRMA ............................................................................... 99 3.3.3 The solution ................................................................................................. 100 3.3.4 Usage of ARIA+ ........................................................................................... 100 3.3.5 Further reading ............................................................................................ 102 3.3.6 References .................................................................................................. 102 :DLVWFLUFXPIHUHQFHLQWKHFRKRUW6XUYH\ 3.4.1 Background .................................................................................................. 103 3.4.2 Usage .......................................................................................................... 104 3.4.3 References .................................................................................................. 104 /LIH(YHQWVDQG3URSRUWLRQRI/LIH(YHQWV 3.5.1 Background .................................................................................................. 105 3.5.2 Source items ................................................................................................ 105 3.5.3 Notes regarding the method of standardisation .......................................... 106 3.5.4 SAS Code .................................................................................................... 109 3.5.5 References .................................................................................................. 109 0$,17(1$1&(2)&2+2576 ii 0DLQWHQDQFHVWUDWHJLHV 1DWLRQDO'HDWK,QGH[ &DXVHRI'HDWKFRGHV 8SGDWHRIVDPSOHDQGUHVSRQVHUDWHV 4.4.1 Survey 1, 1996 ............................................................................................ 111 4.4.2 The sample for the longitudinal study .......................................................... 111 '$7$/,1.$*( 3URJUHVVZLWKGDWDOLQNDJH 0$-255(32576 8VHDQGFRVWVRIPHGLFD WLRQVDQGR WKHUKHDOWKFDUHUHVR XUFHV)LQGLQJV IURPWKH$XVWUDOLDQ/RQJLWXGLQDO6WXG\RQ:RPHQ¶V+HDOWK 6.1.1 Aims of the report ........................................................................................ 117 6.1.2 Summary of major findings .......................................................................... 118 6.1.3 Discussion ................................................................................................... 122 ',66(0,1$7,212)678'<),1',1*6 :HEVLWH 3XEOLFDWLRQV 7.2.1 Conference proceedings published ............................................................. 123 7.2.2 Papers published ......................................................................................... 123 7.2.3 Papers accepted .......................................................................................... 127 &RQIHUHQFHSUHVHQWDWLRQV 0HGLD 7.4.1 Press ............................................................................................................ 135 7.4.2 Television and radio .................................................................................... 136 $5&+,9,1* 352-(&767$)) $33(1',&(6 $SSHQGL[4XDUWHUO\XSGDWHV $SSHQGL[6XUYH\PDWHULDOV 10.2.1 1973-1978 cohort Pilot 5 brochure .............................................................. 1 10.2.2 Evaluation forms for 1973-1978 cohort Pilot 5 ............................................ 1 10.2.3 1973-1978 cohort Pilot 5 reminder .............................................................. 1 10.2.4 1973-1978 cohort Pilot 5 thank you ............................................................. 1 10.2.5 1973-1978 cohort Survey 5 ......................................................................... 1 10.2.6 Change of Details insert .............................................................................. 1 iii /,672)7$%/(6 Table 2-1 Reporting of the 5th Survey of the 1946-1951 cohort ............................................. 64 Table 2-2 Response rates for the 5th Survey of the 1946-1951 cohort (at 31st August 2008) ........................................................................................................... 64 Table 2-3 Timetable for the 5th Survey of the 1921-1926 cohort (at 10th October 2008) ....................................................................................................................... 65 Table 2-4 Response rates from the 5th Survey of the 1921-1926 cohort (at 10th October 2008) ......................................................................................................... 65 Table 2-5 Timetable for the 5th Survey of the 1973-1978 Pilot cohort (at 10th October 2008) ......................................................................................................... 66 Table 2-6 Response rates from the 5th Survey of the 1973-1978 Pilot cohort (at 10th October 2008) ................................................................................................. 67 Table 2-7 Details of all items in the 5th Pilot Survey of the 1973-1978 cohort, including all changes (deletions, additions) from the 4th Survey of the 1973-1978 cohort. ................................................................................................... 68 Table 2-8 Deletions from 4th Survey to 5th Pilot Survey of the 1973-1978 cohort ................. 83 Table 3-1 Codes and category labels for menopause status .................................................. 86 Table 3-2 Menopausal status for women in the 1946-1951 cohort (from 1996- 2007) ....................................................................................................................... 88 Table 3-3 Menopausal status of women in the 1946-1951 cohort who responded to all surveys (1996-2007) ....................................................................................... 90 Table 3-4 Breakdown of ‘unclassifiable’ menopausal status (from the unclassifiable category in Table 1) redefined by using available information; Surveys 1 to 5 for the 1946-1951 cohort ............................................ 92 Table 3-5 Combined menopausal status with reduced ‘unclassifiable’ category for women in the 1946-1951 cohort ........................................................................ 93 Table 3-6 Final menopausal status for the 1946-1951 cohort after redefining as many ‘unclassifiable’ as possible using longitudinal data and logical arguments ............................................................................................................... 95 Table 3-7 Geocoding procedure .............................................................................................. 97 Table 3-8 Total female population of Australia classified by RRMA (1991) and RRMA (1996) ........................................................................................................ 100 Table 3-9 Diabetes and RRMA frequencies (row per cents) ................................................. 101 Table 3-10 Diabetes and ARIA+ frequencies (row per cents) ............................................... 101 Table 3-11 Responses to Q56: What is your waist circumference? Before conversion and corrections. .................................................................................. 103 Table 3-12 Analysis of women who responded to Q56 using both inches and centimetres. ........................................................................................................... 104 Table 3-13 Summary of responses to Q56 after conversion and corrections ....................... 104 Table 3-14 Waist circumference