Details of Element: Weight Category at Age 6 Years
Component of Weight History


Unique Name: wcaaq0
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: 132-01-02
Related Data Elements: none
Specific to this Data Element:
    Inclusion/Exclusion Rules: n/a
    Descriptive History: (none)
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