These data are included in the BLSA Common Data Set and are updated quarterly.
There are usually multiple observations for every BLSA participant.
The SAS System 14:10 Friday, January 29, 1999 1
CONTENTS PROCEDURE
Data Set Name: BLSCDS.HI Observations: 13208
Member Type: DATA Variables: 12
Engine: V612 Indexes: 0
Created: 11:47 Tuesday, January 5, 1999 Observation Length: 746
Last Modified: 11:47 Tuesday, January 5, 1999 Deleted Observations: 0
Protection: Compressed: NO
Data Set Type: Sorted: NO
Label:
-----Engine/Host Dependent Information-----
Data Set Page Size: 32256
Number of Data Set Pages: 308
File Format: 607
First Data Page: 1
Max Obs per Page: 43
Obs in First Data Page: 40
Filename: DISK$GRCUSR:[BLSCDS]HI.SASEB$DATA
Host Format: AXP
Disk Blocks Allocated: 19458
-----Alphabetic List of Variables and Attributes-----
# Variable Type Len Pos Label
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1 DATEHOSP Char 60 0 date(s) of hospitalization
6 HORI Num 8 690 type of information
2 HOSICD1 Char 150 60 ICD-9-CM diagnosis code 1
3 HOSICD2 Char 150 210 ICD-9-CM diagnosis code 2
4 HOSICD3 Char 150 360 ICD-9-CM diagnosis code 3
7 IDNO Num 8 698
9 ILLCODE Num 8 714 illness code
10 ILLTRT1 Num 8 722 treatement code 1
11 ILLTRT2 Num 8 730 treatment code 2
12 ILLTRT3 Num 8 738 treatment code 3
5 REASHOSP Char 180 510 reason for hospitalization
8 YEARILL Num 8 706 year of onset of illness
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