Methods & Guidelines

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The documents in the tables below pertain to Publications and Data Analysis, as well as memos that are specific to each study.

Title Date File
00. Baseline Investigator Use INV4.1 Memo 12/20/2013 PDF
01. Baseline Investigator Use INV4.2 Memo 06/17/2014 PDF
02. Baseline Investigator Use INV4.3 Memo 03/11/2016 PDF
03. Baseline Investigator Use INV4.23 Memo 01/16/2020 PDF
04. Baseline Investigator Use INV5 Memo 05/07/2026 PDF
05. Baseline Overview - INV5 05/07/2026 PDF
06. Baseline Derived Variable Dictionary INV5 05/07/2026 PDF
07. Baseline Accelerometer Derived Variable Dictionary 04/25/2013 PDF
08. Baseline Audiometry Derived Variable Dictionary INV4 12/17/2012 PDF
09. Baseline Dietary Data Overview, Methods & Guidelines ver1.1 06/28/2013 PDF
10. Baseline Physical Activity Data Overview, Methods & Guidelines 05/14/2014 PDF
11. Baseline Codebook - INV5 05/07/2026 PDF
12. Baseline Physical Activity Codebook - INV4 05/12/2014 PDF
13. Baseline Dietary Data Codebook - INV4 05/22/2014 PDF
14. Baseline Analysis Methods Manual ver. 4.0 09/27/2016 PDF
15. Baseline COPD Data Analysis Method with Missing Data Adjustment 09/03/2015 PDF
16. Baseline QC Report 07/01/2011
17. Visit 2 MEMO Investigator Use INV2 03/26/2018 PDF
18. Visit 2 MEMO INV3 March 2019 03/04/2019 PDF
19. Visit 2 MEMO INV3 July 2020 07/14/2020 PDF
20. Visit 2 Overview INV3 July 2020 07/14/2020 PDF
21. Visit 2 Codebook INV3 July 2020 07/14/2020 PDF
22. Visit 2 Derived Variable Dictionary INV3 July 2020 07/14/2020 PDF
23. Visit 2 PCE Derived Variable Dictionary INV3 March 2019 04/01/2019 PDF
24. Visit 2 Analyses Methods Ver 3.1 August 2022 08/22/2022 PDF
25. Visit 2 QC Report 04/26/2017 PDF
26. Visit 3 MEMO INV1 July 2023 07/06/2023 PDF
27. Visit 3 MEMO INV2 Sept 2024 09/24/2024 PDF
28. Visit 3 Overview INV2 Sept 2024 09/24/2024 PDF
29. Visit 3 Codebook INV2 Sept 2024 09/24/2024 PDF
30. Visit 3 Derived Variable Dictionary INV2 Sept 2024 09/24/2024 PDF
31. Visit 3 Analysis Methods V2.0 February 2026 02/11/2026 PDF
32. Visit 3 QC Report 08/29/2024 PDF
33. Visit 1 and Visit 2 Bootstrap Sampling Weights Data Release Memo 09/04/2018 PDF
34. AFU Years 1-7 Memo INV6 March 2019 03/28/2019 PDF
35. AFU Years 1-8 Memo INV7 May 2020 05/29/2020 PDF
36. AFU Years 1-8 Memo INV7 July 2020 07/14/2020 PDF
37. AFU Years 1-9 Memo INV8 July 2021 06/11/2021 PDF
38. AFU Years 1-10 Memo INV9 Sept 2022 09/28/2022 PDF
39. AFU Years 1-11 Memo INV11 March 2023 03/12/2024 PDF
40. AFU Years 1-13 Memo INV13 April 2025 04/11/2025 PDF
41. AFU Years 1-13 INV13 Overview 04/11/2025 PDF
42. AFU Years 1-13 INV13 Codebook 04/04/2025 PDF
43. Incident Events 2008-2016 Transfer MEMO INV1 07/26/2022 PDF
44. Incident Events 2008-2017 Transfer MEMO INV1 06/27/2023 PDF
45. Incident Events 2008-2019 Transfer MEMO INV1 03/04/2024 PDF
46. Incident Events 2008-2021 Transfer MEMO INV1 04/11/2025 PDF
47. Incident Events 2008-2021 Overview INV1 04/11/2025 PDF
48. Incident Events 2008-2021 Derived Variable Dictionary INV1 04/11/2025 PDF
49. Incident Events 2008-2021 Codebook INV1 04/11/2025 PDF
50. Incident Events 2008-2021 Contents INV1 04/11/2025 PDF
51. All-Cause Mortality 2008-2021 File Variables Overview INV1 04/15/2024 PDF
52. All-Cause Mortality 2008-2021 TRANSFER MEMO INV1 04/15/2024 PDF
53. Genetics-Omics Inventory Summary - May 2024 05/19/2024 PDF