Details of Element: Gastrectomy
Component of Fpg


Unique Name: gastr8
Contained in the Common BLSA Data Set ? No

Data Points (as of 09/06/98) Males Females Total
Number of Data Points 15 4 19
Number of Distinct Participants 8 1 9
Year First Collected 1966 1985 -
Year Last Collected 1993 1991 -

Type of Variable: Absolute Measure
Encoding: Discrete
    Value Meaning
    1 Gastrectomy
    2 Vagotomy & Gastroenterostomy
    3 Calcification in pancreas
    4 Belladonna on AM of test
Precision: #.
Anticipated Range: 1. thru 4.
Masterfile Index: 125-01-35
Related Data Elements: none
Specific to this Data Element:
    Inclusion/Exclusion Rules: n/a
    Descriptive History: (none)
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