Details of Element: Ethanol Use
Component of Fpg

Unique Name: ethus8
Contained in the Common BLSA Data Set ? No

Data Points (as of 09/06/98) Males Females Total
Number of Data Points 16 3 19
Number of Distinct Participants 15 3 18
Year First Collected 1964 1980 -
Year Last Collected 1990 1993 -

Type of Variable: Absolute Measure
Encoding: Discrete
    Value Meaning
    1 Acute
    2 Chronic w/ possible or definite liver disease
    3 Chronic
    4 Acute & Chronic
Precision: #.
Anticipated Range: 1. thru 4.
Masterfile Index: 125-01-22
Related Data Elements: none
Specific to this Data Element:
    Inclusion/Exclusion Rules: n/a
    Descriptive History: (none)
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