Details of Element: Vital Capacity
Component of Pulmonary Function


Unique Name: vitca1
Contained in the Common BLSA Data Set ? No

Data Points (as of 09/06/98) Males Females Total
Number of Data Points 715 48 763
Number of Distinct Participants 498 46 544
Year First Collected 1975 1978 -
Year Last Collected 1989 1979 -

Type of Variable: Absolute Measure
Encoding: Continuous
Units of Measure: (undeclared)
Precision: #.##
Anticipated Range: 0.00 thru 9.99
Masterfile Index: 116-02-43
Related Data Elements: none
Specific to this Data Element:
    Inclusion/Exclusion Rules: n/a
    Descriptive History: (none)
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