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The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN): The Impact of Midlife and the Menopause Transition on Health and Functioning in Early Old Age

Award Number: U19AG063720
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2020
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 02/28/2026

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The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN): The Impact of Midlife and the Menopause Transition on Health and Functioning in Early Old Age - PROJECT SUMMARY This U19 application, referred to as SWAN-Aging, is designed to determine the extent to which midlife health, and specifically the menopause transition (MT), affects successful aging in women. This proposal capitalizes on the rich resources of the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN), a longitudinal cohort study initiated in 1994 to characterize the physiological and psychosocial changes that occur during the MT. A total of 3302 Black, Chinese, Japanese, Hispanic and White women were enrolled at seven sites, with 74% of still- living women completing up to 16 visits spanning the pre-menopause to post-menopause. SWAN has described the natural history of the MT -- its timing, patterns of hormonal changes, and symptoms – and their relation to midlife health indicators. In SWAN-Aging, we will extend follow-up of the SWAN cohort into early old age (66-75 years) and will prospectively link comprehensive longitudinal characterization of both the MT and midlife health indicators to functioning and health across multiple domains in early old age, a pivotal time of transition into old age when adverse changes in health and functioning begin to accumulate. The global specific aims of this U19 application are to: 1) determine the impact of MT characteristics and trajectories of midlife health indicators on the preservation of cognitive, physical, genitourinary, sexual, and psychosocial function and sleep in early old age; 2) determine the impact of MT characteristics and trajectories of midlife health indicators on risk of adverse health outcomes, including falls, osteoporosis and fractures, poor cardiometabolic function, cardiovascular events and early mortality; 3) determine if racial/ethnic disparities in health and functioning in early old age are attributable to midlife racial/ethnic differences in MT characteristics and midlife health indicators; and 4) translate the SWAN and SWAN-Aging findings for women and their health care providers. These aims will be achieved through three integrated scientific Projects that are organized around key health domains (functioning, cardiometabolic health and musculoskeletal health) and linked by a common focus on MT characteristics and midlife changes in health indicators as key exposures. The three Projects will be supported by three Cores which will a) provide the necessary organizational infrastructure to conduct this study and to disseminate results to the research and medical communities; b) conduct accurate, high volume assays, adopting new methods as needed to provide state-of-the-art laboratory data, and c) oversee the design and conduct of the core clinic visit, data collection and data management, and the creation of the analytic datasets. SWAN-Aging will include one clinic visit and a National Death Index search to ensure complete mortality ascertainment for the cohort. SWAN-Aging is uniquely positioned to fill important scientific gaps in understanding of the impact of the MT and midlife indicators on women's health and functioning in early old age and to facilitate the application of new knowledge to clinical practice. This study will provide valuable insights into modifiable factors relevant to the design of future prevention and treatment programs.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2025	2024	UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION	4200 FIFTH AVENUE	PITTSBURGH	PA	15260	ALLEGHENY	USA	Aging Research	000	4	3/12/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $9,709,845 )
2024	2024	UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION	4200 FIFTH AVENUE	PITTSBURGH	PA	15260	ALLEGHENY	USA	Aging Research	003	4	7/23/2024	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$249,971
2024	2024	UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION	4200 FIFTH AVENUE	PITTSBURGH	PA	15260	ALLEGHENY	USA	Aging Research	004	4	7/24/2024	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$171,261
2024	2024	UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION	4200 FIFTH AVENUE	PITTSBURGH	PA	15260	ALLEGHENY	USA	Aging Research	002	4	5/31/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$928,861
2024	2024	UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION	4200 FIFTH AVENUE	PITTSBURGH	PA	15260	ALLEGHENY	USA	Aging Research	001	4	3/7/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$8,359,752
2024	2022	UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION	4200 FIFTH AVENUE	PITTSBURGH	PA	15260	ALLEGHENY	USA	Aging Research	000	3	10/24/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $9,709,845

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $113,597 )
2023	2023	UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION	4200 FIFTH AVENUE	PITTSBURGH	PA	15260	ALLEGHENY	USA	Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research	002	3	9/19/2023	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$113,597
2023	2022	UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION	4200 FIFTH AVENUE	PITTSBURGH	PA	15260	ALLEGHENY	USA	Aging Research	001	3	7/31/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2023	2022	UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION	4200 FIFTH AVENUE	PITTSBURGH	PA	15260	ALLEGHENY	USA	Aging Research	000	3	12/15/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $113,597

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $10,590,277 )
2022	2022	UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, THE	4200 5TH AVE	PITTSBURGH	PA	15260	ALLEGHENY	USA	Aging Research	002	3	9/8/2022	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$426,092
2022	2022	UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, THE	4200 5TH AVE	PITTSBURGH	PA	15260	ALLEGHENY	USA	Aging Research	001	3	9/7/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$190
2022	2022	UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, THE	4200 5TH AVE	PITTSBURGH	PA	15260	ALLEGHENY	USA	Aging Research	000	3	9/6/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$10,164,375
														Subtotal = $10,590,277

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $11,657,792 )
2021	2021	UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, THE	4200 5TH AVE	PITTSBURGH	PA	15260	ALLEGHENY	USA	Aging Research	001	2	8/30/2021	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$315,983
2021	2021	UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, THE	4200 5TH AVE	PITTSBURGH	PA	15260	ALLEGHENY	USA	Aging Research	000	2	8/18/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$11,145,077
2021	2021	UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, THE	4200 5TH AVE	PITTSBURGH	PA	15260	ALLEGHENY	USA	Aging Research	002	2	9/10/2021	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$196,732
														Subtotal = $11,657,792

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $10,998,003 )
2020	2020	UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH THE	3520 FIFTH AVE	PITTSBURGH	PA	15213	ALLEGHENY	USA	Aging Research	000	1	9/15/2020	NEW	$10,998,003
2020	2020	UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH THE	3520 FIFTH AVE	PITTSBURGH	PA	15213	ALLEGHENY	USA	Aging Research	001	1	9/16/2020	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $10,998,003

Grand Total All Awards = $43,069,514

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The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN): The Impact of Midlife and the Menopause Transition on Health and Functioning in Early Old Age

Award Number: U19AG063720

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2020

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 02/28/2026

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