Details of Element: How Spirometry Was Performed
Component of Pulmonary Data, Reviewed by Statistical Studies

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

Data Points (as of 09/06/98) Males Females Total
Number of Data Points 7305 1830 9135
Number of Distinct Participants 1387 661 2048
Year First Collected 1962 1978 -
Year Last Collected 1993 1993 -

Type of Variable: Absolute Measure
Encoding: Discrete
    Value Meaning
    0 Performed neither post bronchodilator nor on Stead-Wells Spirometer
    1 Post bronchodilator
    2 Using Stead-Wells Spirometer
Precision: #.
Anticipated Range: 0. thru 2.
Masterfile Index: 118-01-01
Related Data Elements: none
Specific to this Data Element:
    Inclusion/Exclusion Rules: n/a
    Descriptive History: (none)
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