Details of Element: Thyroid Medication
Component of Fpg


Unique Name: thyme8
Contained in the Common BLSA Data Set ? No

Data Points (as of 09/06/98) Males Females Total
Number of Data Points 59 98 157
Number of Distinct Participants 34 51 85
Year First Collected 1969 1978 -
Year Last Collected 1998 1998 -

Type of Variable: Absolute Measure
Encoding: Discrete
    Value Meaning
    1 Thyroid Rx, Euthyroid
    2 Thyroid Rx, Hyper...
    3 Thyroid Rx, Hypo...
    4 Hyperthyroid
    5 Hypothyroid
Precision: #.
Anticipated Range: 1. thru 5.
Masterfile Index: 125-01-21
Related Data Elements: none
Specific to this Data Element:
    Inclusion/Exclusion Rules: n/a
    Descriptive History: (none)
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