Details of Element:
Weight Category at Age 2 Years
Component of
Weight History
Unique Name: wcaaq
Contained in the
Common BLSA Data Set
? No
|
Data Points (as of 09/06/98) |
Males |
Females |
Total |
|
Number of Data Points |
3 |
3 |
6 |
|
Number of Distinct Participants |
3 |
3 |
6 |
|
Year First Collected |
1990 |
1990 |
- |
|
Year Last Collected |
1990 |
1990 |
- |
Type of Variable: Absolute Measure
Encoding: Discrete
|
Value |
Meaning |
|
1 |
Extremely lean |
|
2 |
Moderately lean |
|
3 |
Mildly lean |
|
4 |
Average |
|
5 |
Mildly obese |
|
6 |
Moderately obese |
|
7 |
Severely obese |
Precision: #.
Anticipated Range: 1. thru 7.
Masterfile Index: 132-01-01
Related Data Elements: none
Specific to this Data Element:
Descriptive history:
The 132 file type contains information from BLSA weight history survey. The survey provides
recalled weight
information by age decade, childhood weights, lowest and highest adult weight, the ages of
lowest and highest
adult weights, and the reason for lowest and highest adult weights. This information will be used
in risk factor
analysis of BLSA endpoint information such as mortality, CHD, and DM. This survey has yet to
be implemented in
the BLSA.
Data collection methodology:
Survey
Related protocols:
Anthropometry, human performance
Investigators:
Dr. Reubin Andres (primary investigator)
GRC Box-24
andresr@grc.nia.nih.gov
(410)-558-8194
Frequency of data collection:
Inclusion/exclusion rules:
Publications using these data:
Details
for this Data Type
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