Details of Element: Chest Depth (Cm)
Component of Body Composition


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

Data Points (as of 09/06/98) Males Females Total
Number of Data Points 11073 3299 14372
Number of Distinct Participants 1517 856 2373
Year First Collected 1960 1978 -
Year Last Collected 1996 1996 -

Type of Variable: Absolute Measure
Encoding: Continuous
Units of Measure: cm
Precision: ##.#
Anticipated Range: 17.0 thru 30.0
Masterfile Index: 161-02-28
Related Data Elements: none
Specific to this Data Element:
    Inclusion/Exclusion Rules: n/a
    Descriptive History: (none)
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