Details of Element: Technical Factors
Component of Fpg


Unique Name: tecfa8
Contained in the Common BLSA Data Set ? No

Data Points (as of 09/06/98) Males Females Total
Number of Data Points 8 2 10
Number of Distinct Participants 8 2 10
Year First Collected 1964 1983 -
Year Last Collected 1982 1988 -

Type of Variable: Absolute Measure
Encoding: Discrete
    Value Meaning
    1 Emesis after oral glucose or Sx from tolbutamide infusion
    2 Sig. nausea after oral glucose
    3 Diarrhea after oral glucose
    4 Exercise prior to test
    5 Smoking prior to test
    6 TRT on previous day
    7 Angina after oral glucose
    8 CGTT on previous day
    9 Recheck codes carefully
Precision: #.
Anticipated Range: 1. thru 9.
Masterfile Index: 125-01-29
Related Data Elements: none
Specific to this Data Element:
    Inclusion/Exclusion Rules: n/a
    Descriptive History: (none)
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