Details of Element: Forearm Study
Component of Oral Glucose Test


Unique Name: forst15
Contained in the Common BLSA Data Set ? No

Data Points (as of 09/06/98) Males Females Total
Number of Data Points 23 2 25
Number of Distinct Participants 15 1 16
Year First Collected 1977 1985 -
Year Last Collected 1986 1987 -

Type of Variable: Absolute Measure
Encoding: Discrete
    Value Meaning
    1 Forearm study (DV recorded)
    3 Diabetic now or in future
Precision: #.
Anticipated Range: 1. thru 3.
Masterfile Index: 130-01-40
Related Data Elements: none
Specific to this Data Element:
    Inclusion/Exclusion Rules: n/a
    Descriptive History: (none)
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