│ IF whether taking blood thinning medication = yes [Hehrtb = 1]  
││  
││ HEHRTC*  
││ [^Are you / Is [^name]] taking Warfarin?  
││ 1 Yes  
││ 2 No  
││  
││ IF whether taking warfarin = yes [Hehrtc = 1]  
│││  
│││ HEHRTD*  
│││ Many doctors ask patients on Warfarin to get their blood tested regularly. The test  
│││ checks how thin their blood is, and is sometimes called an INR test. [^Do you /  
│││ Does [^name]] get [^your / his / her] blood checked for this?  
│││ 1 Yes  
│││ 2 No  
│││  
│││ IF whether has INR test = yes [Hehrtd = 1]  
││││  
││││ HEHRTE*  
││││ [^Have you / Has [^name]] had this blood test in the past 12 weeks?  
││││ 1 Yes  
││││ 2 No  
││││  
││││  
│││END OF FILTER  
│││  
││END OF FILTER  
││  
│ END OF FILTER  
END OF FILTER  
IF (type of cardiovascular disease condition = angina, heart attack, diabetes) OR ((type of cardiovascular  
disease condition at Last interview = angina, heart attack, diabetes) AND (whether confirms previous  
angina condition = yes) OR (whether confirms previous heart attack condition = yes) OR (whether  
confirms previous diabetes condition = yes)) AND (type of cardiovascular disease condition = high  
cholesterol)  
[(HeDiaa = 2, 3, 7) OR ((HeDiaa (Last int) = 2, 3, 7) AND ((HeDiaC(2) = 1) OR (HeDiaC(3) = 1) OR  
(HeDiaC(7) = 1) AND (HeDiaa = 9)]  
HECHOL  
│ Has any doctor talked to you about how to lower your cholesterol? This would  
│ include changing your diet, losing weight, getting more exercise, or taking  
│ medication.  
│ 1 Yes  
│ 2 No│  
END OF FILTER  
IF ((age >=55 AND age <=75) OR Sex =female AND age >=47 AND age <=73)) then  
HESCRE @  
│ I would like to ask you about any screening you may have had to check for different types of cancer.  
│ 1 Press <1> and <Enter> to continue  
IF age >= 55 AND age <= 75) then  
││  
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