Details of Element: Hematocrit
Component of Medical Laboratory


Unique Name: hemat
Contained in the Common BLSA Data Set ? Yes

Data Points (as of 09/06/98) Males Females Total
Number of Data Points 11627 3794 15421
Number of Distinct Participants 1538 921 2459
Year First Collected 1959 1978 -
Year Last Collected 1998 1998 -

Type of Variable: Absolute Measure
Encoding: Continuous
Units of Measure: %
Precision: ##.#
Anticipated Range: 38.0 thru 52.0
Masterfile Index: 002-01-01
Related Data Elements: none
Specific to this Data Element:
    Inclusion/Exclusion Rules: n/a
    Descriptive History: (none)
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