There is no need for these data to updated periodically.
There is generally one observation for each participant in this follow-up project.
Data were collected in 1989 and 1990 by the MayaTech Corporation for the BLSA.
The variable VISIT is, in fact, follow-up number. For this project, all should be "1."
This information type is comparable to Medical History & Physical - Men, Information Type 001, Medical History, Information Type 801, Interval Medical History, Information Type 805, and Medical History & Physical - Women, Information Type 901.
The SAS System 09:22 Friday, October 30, 1998
CONTENTS PROCEDURE
Data Set Name: LIBRARY.IN1FD752 Observations: 369
Member Type: DATA Variables: 97
Engine: REMOTE Indexes: 0
Created: 11:00 Wednesday, May 13, 1998 Observation Length: 776
Last Modified: 11:00 Wednesday, May 13, 1998 Deleted Observations: 0
Protection: Compressed: NO
Data Set Type: Sorted: NO
Label:
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Data Set Page Size: 32768
Number of Data Set Pages: 10
File Format: 607
First Data Page: 1
Max Obs per Page: 42
Obs in First Data Page: 26
Filename: DISK$BETA14:[BLS$CDS.BLS$F1DF]IN1FD752.SASEB$DATA
Host Format: AXP
Disk Blocks Allocated: 648
-----Alphabetic List of Variables and Attributes-----
# Variable Type Len Pos Label
92 ABTOF Num 8 728 7520251 ... ability to function ...
11 ANGIN Num 8 80 7520111 angina
96 ARYOC Num 8 760 7520255 are you confined for:
91 ATFC Num 8 720 7520250 ... ability to function ... chan
95 AYCTA Num 8 752 7520254 are you confined to a:
72 BHSYV Num 8 568 7520222 ... been hospitalized since your
64 BONE Num 8 504 7520214 bone
68 BRATH Num 8 536 7520218 brain thyroid
66 BREAS Num 8 520 7520216 breast
22 CADFT Num 8 168 7520124 ... consult a doctor for this pa
44 CHBRO Num 8 344 7520150 chronic bronchitis or emphysema?
46 CIGAR Num 8 360 7520152 cigarettes
49 CIGAR0 Num 8 384 7520156 cigars
27 CITR Num 8 208 7520131 ... circulatory trouble ...
97 CTATI Num 8 768 7520256 ... consent to another telephone
45 CURSM Num 8 352 7520151 ... currently smoking?
42 DEPRE Num 8 328 7520148 depression?
94 DEYWL Num 8 744 7520253 ... do everything you would like
34 DIET Num 8 264 7520140 diet
87 DIET0 Num 8 688 7520246 diet
93 DOYOE Num 8 736 7520252 do you exercise regularly?
4 DYKTS Num 8 24 7520102 do you know the specific type?
21 EHACP Num 8 160 7520123 ... ever had any chest pain or d
14 ENLHE Num 8 104 7520114 enlarged heart
62 ESBCR Num 8 488 7520212 esophagus stomach bowel colon
35 EXERC Num 8 272 7520141 exercise
10 HAHET Num 8 72 7520110 ... have heart trouble?
6 HAHIB Num 8 40 7520104 ... have high blood pressure?
3 HAVAR Num 8 16 7520101 ... have arthritis?
28 HDMOA Num 8 216 7520132 ... have diabetes mellitus or a
55 HDOAD Num 8 432 7520201 ... have dementia or alzheimer`s
32 HDWTD Num 8 248 7520138 how definite was the diagnosis?
12 HEAAT Num 8 88 7520112 heart attack
15 HEAFA Num 8 112 7520115 heart failure
38 HEALO Num 8 296 7520144 hearing loss?
13 HEAMU Num 8 96 7520113 heart murmur
69 HODIL Num 8 544 7520219 hodgkin`s disease lymphoma leu
50 HOMAP Num 8 392 7520157 how many per day?
73 HOMAT Num 8 576 7520223 how many times?
74 HOMHP Num 8 584 7520225 ... have other major health prob
58 HYEBT Num 8 456 7520206 have you ever been told that you
5 HYHAB Num 8 32 7520103 have you had any bone fractures
1 IDNO Num 8 0
79 INACT Num 8 624 7520234 inactivity
80 ININF Num 8 632 7520235 increase in food intake
86 INPHA Num 8 680 7520245 increased physical activity
36 INSIN Num 8 280 7520142 insulin injections
63 LARLU Num 8 496 7520213 larynx lung
61 LIORC Num 8 480 7520211 lip oral cavity pharynx
39 LOOFV Num 8 304 7520145 loss of vision?
23 MCDFC Num 8 176 7520125 month consulted doctor for chest
81 MEDRE Num 8 640 7520236 medical reason
88 MEDRE0 Num 8 696 7520247 medical reason
30 MFTOT Num 8 232 7520134 month first told of this problem
56 MODOD Num 8 440 7520202 month of diagnosis of dementia o
7 MODOH Num 8 48 7520105 month of diagnosis of high blood
18 MODOH0 Num 8 136 7520118 month of diagnosis of heart trou
53 MOMEP Num 8 416 7520161 month memory problem began
59 MWTPB Num 8 464 7520207 month when the problem began
90 OLOF Num 8 712 7520249 ... overall level of functioning
17 OTHER1 Num 8 128 7520117 other
51 OTHER2 Num 8 400 7520159 other
70 OTHER3 Num 8 552 7520220 other
75 OTPRM Num 8 592 7520226 ... other prescription medicatio
47 PAPED Num 8 368 7520153 ... packs per day?
41 PARDI Num 8 320 7520147 parkinson`s disease?
37 PILLS Num 8 288 7520143 pills
52 PRWIY Num 8 408 7520160 ... problems with your memory?
43 RAAAA Num 8 336 7520149 recurrent asthma as an adult?
16 RHYDI Num 8 120 7520116 rhythm disturbance
65 SKIN Num 8 512 7520215 skin
40 STROK Num 8 312 7520146 stroke?
9 TMFTC Num 8 64 7520109 ... taking medication for this c
20 TMFTC0 Num 8 152 7520122 ... taking medication for this c
26 TMFTC1 Num 8 200 7520130 ... taking medication for this c
48 TOBPI Num 8 376 7520155 tobacco pipe
71 UNCER Num 8 560 7520221 uncertain
82 UNCER0 Num 8 648 7520237 uncertain
89 UNCER1 Num 8 704 7520248 uncertain
67 UTPRB Num 8 528 7520217 uterus prostate bladder kidne
2 VISIT Num 8 8
33 WAANT Num 8 256 7520139 was any treatment recommended?
25 WDTDC Num 8 192 7520129 what did the doctor call it?
77 WHWAT Num 8 608 7520230 when was that? (month)
78 WHWAT0 Num 8 616 7520232 when was that? (year)
84 WHWAT1 Num 8 664 7520241 when was that? (month)
85 WHWAT2 Num 8 672 7520243 when was that? (year)
76 WITHY Num 8 600 7520227 what is the highest your weight
83 WITLY Num 8 656 7520238 what is the lowest your weight h
29 WTPIB Num 8 224 7520133 was this problem identified beca
24 YCDFC Num 8 184 7520127 year consulted doctor for chest
54 YEMEP Num 8 424 7520163 year memory problem began
31 YFTOT Num 8 240 7520136 year first told of this problem
57 YODOD Num 8 448 7520204 year of diagnosis of dementia or
8 YODOH Num 8 56 7520107 year of diagnosis of high blood
19 YODOH0 Num 8 144 7520120 year of diagnosis of heart troub
60 YWTPB Num 8 472 7520209 year when the problem began
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