Details of Element: Father
Component of Ogtt

Unique Name: fathe1
Contained in the Common BLSA Data Set ? No

Data Points (as of 09/06/98) Males Females Total
Number of Data Points 106 0 106
Number of Distinct Participants 77 0 77
Year First Collected 1964 n/a -
Year Last Collected 1977 n/a -

Type of Variable: Absolute Measure
Encoding: Continuous
Units of Measure: #, Hx of Diabetes
Precision: #.
Anticipated Range: 0. thru 1.
Masterfile Index: 121-01-01
Related Data Elements: none
Specific to this Data Element:
    Inclusion/Exclusion Rules: n/a
    Descriptive History: (none) **pi Dr. Reubin Andres **fc Every fourth or fifth visit. November 4, 1997

    Master File Documentation

    File Type: 121

    Card: 1

    Columns: 1-68

    Variable: (see layout of card 1)

    Clarification of data element descriptions:

    Descriptive history:
    The 121 file type contains data from the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). The coding of Card 1 deals with factors known to influence the results of the OGTT. These factors include the BLSA participant's family history of diabetes mellitus, medications and diseases known to affect the test, and technical factors that influence the results of the test.

    Data collection methodology:
    Blood chemistry.

    Related protocols:
    Other blood chemistries.

    Investigators:
    Dr. Reubin Andres (primary investigator)
    GRC Box-24
    andresr@grc.nia.nih.gov
    (410)-558-8194

    Frequency of data collection:
    Every fourth or fifth visit.

    Inclusion/exclusion rules:
    No subjects previously diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus.

    Publications using these data:
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