Health hazards in middle-aged women with cardiovascular disease: a case-control study of swedish women. the women's health in the Lund area (WHILA) study.

Objective: To delineate the health profile in middle-aged women with cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Methods: The Women's Health in the Lund Area (WHILA) project covered all women born 1935-1945 (n = 10,766) living in the Lund area; 6917 (64.2%) women completed a generic questionnaire and underwent physical and laboratory assessments.

Does hormone therapy increase allergic reactions and upper gastrointestinal problems? Results from a population-based study of Swedish woman. The women's health in the Lund area (WHILA) study.

Objectives: To delineate the use of various drugs particularly pertaining to allergy and upper gastrointestinal problems in relation to hormone status in middle aged women.

Methods: An analysis from a population-based study on women born between 1935 and 1945 and lived in the Lund area southern Sweden. Of 10,766 women, 6,917 provided complete data sets; in turn 5,673 were assessed for the use of medication in this study.