The lack of sex-specific variables, such as reproductive system history (RSH), in cardiovascular research studies is a missed opportunity to address the cardiovascular disease (CVD) burden, especially among women who face sex-specific risks of developing CVD. Collecting RSH data from women enrolled in research studies is an important step towards improving women’s cardiovascular health. In this paper, we describe two approaches to collecting RSH in CVD research: extracting RSH from the medical record and participant self-report of RSH. We provide specific examples from our own research and address common data management and statistical analysis problems when dealing with RSH data in research.

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将生殖系统历史数据纳入心血管护理研究以促进女性健康

心血管研究中缺乏性别特异性变量，例如生殖系统病史 (RSH)，从而错失了解决心血管疾病 (CVD) 负担的机会，特别是对于面临罹患 CVD 的性别特异性风险的女性。从参加研究的女性那里收集 RSH 数据是改善女性心血管健康的重要一步。在本文中，我们描述了在 CVD 研究中收集 RSH 的两种方法：从病历中提取 RSH 和参与者自我报告 RSH。我们提供了我们自己研究中的具体示例，并解决了研究中处理 RSH 数据时常见的数据管理和统计分析问题。