Data Dictionary: Cohort of Swedish men (COSM)

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General Health
How is your health?
How is your memory?
How is your physical condition?
How is your appetite?
How is your mood?
How is your energy?
Have you or have you had high blood pressure?
Have you or have you had high cholesterol?
Have you or have you had angina?
Have you or have you had intermittent claudication?
Have you or have you had heart failure?
Have you or have you had dizziness?
Have you or have you had tinnitus?
Have you or have you had osteoporosis?
Have you or have you had an allergy?
Have you or have you had asthma?
Have you or have you had COPD (chronic lung disease)?
Have you or have you had chronic bronchitis?
Have you or have you had hay fever?
Have you or have you had pollen allergy?
Have you or have you had impotence?
Have you or have you had hemorrhoids?
Have you or have you had migraine?
Have you or have you had joint pain?
Have you or have you had rheumatoid arthritis?
Have you or have you had Parkinson’s disease?
Have you or have you had MS (multiple sclerosis)?
Have you or have you had psoriasis?
Have you or have you had eczema?
Have you or have you had atopic eczema (as a child)?
Have you or have you had kidney stones?
Have you or have you had gallstones?
Have you or have you had gastritis?
Have you or have you had ulcerative colitis?
Have you or have you had IBS / irritable bowel?
Have you or have you had Crohn’s disease?
Have you or have you had depression?
Have you or have you had glaucoma?
Do you have diabetes? (age at which it was diagnosed and treatment used)
If you do not take blood pressure medicine, has your blood pressure been checked in the last 3 years? (if yes, was it low, normal or elevated?)
What are your body measurements? (height, weight, waist and hip circumference)
How many doctor visits have you had in the past 12 months?
What is your view of life? (Positive or negative)

Dental Health
Do you have all of your teeth (not including wisdom teeth)?
Do you have pulled out / lost teeth (besides wisdom teeth) in adulthood?
Do you have whole or partial dentures (not including bridge or implant)?
Do you have bleeding of the gums when you brush your teeth?
Do you have periodontal disease / periodontitis?
Do you have problems with dry mouth?
Do you have problems chewing?

Aches and pains
During the past 12 months have you had at work, or during chores at home, pain in the back
During the past 12 months have you had at work, or during chores at home, pain in the shoulders
During the past 12 months have you had at work, or during chores at home, pain in the neck
During the past 12 months have you had pain for 3 months or longer in knee / knees
During the past 12 months have you had pain for 3 months or longer in hips
In your life, have you ever undergone torn cartilage
In your life, have you ever undergone ligament damage in the knee
In your life, have you ever undergone artificial joint in the knee
In your life, have you ever undergone artificial joint in the hip