Details of Element: Weight (Kg)
Component of Body Composition

Unique Name: weikg2
Contained in the Common BLSA Data Set ? Yes

Data Points (as of 09/06/98) Males Females Total
Number of Data Points 12072 3824 15896
Number of Distinct Participants 1575 919 2494
Year First Collected 1958 1978 -
Year Last Collected 1998 1998 -

Type of Variable: Absolute Measure
Encoding: Continuous
Units of Measure: kg
Precision: ###.###
Anticipated Range: 050.000 thru 130.000
Masterfile Index: 161-02-50
Related Data Elements: none
Specific to this Data Element:
    Descriptive history:
    The weight is measured at each visit. Measurements in BLSA men were begun in 1958 and in BLSA women in 1978. The weight is obtained with the subject wearing a light hospital gown and no shoes. The subject's height and weight are used to compute the BMI (Body Mass Index).

    Data collection methodology:
    Anthropometry

    Related protocols:
    Body composition

    Investigators:
    Dr. Reubin Andres (primary investigator)
    GRC Box-24
    andresr@grc.nia.nih.gov
    (410)-558-8194

    Frequency of data collection:
    Every visit.

    Inclusion/exclusion rules:
    None.

    Publications using these data:
  • Shimokata H; Muller DC; Andres R: Studies in the Distribution of Body Fat: III. Effects of Cigarette Smoking. Journal of the American Medical Association 1989 261: 1169-1173 (1989).
  • Shimokata H; Tobin JD; Muller DC et al.: Studies in the Distribution of Body Fat: I. Effects of Age, Sex, and Obesity. Journal of Gerontology 1989 44: M66-M73 (1989).
  • Shimokata H; Andres R; Coon PJ et al.: Studies in the Distribution of Body Fat: II. Longitudinal Effects of Change in Weight. International Journal of Obesity 1989 13: 455-464 (1989).
  • Shimokata H; Muller DC; Fleg JL et al.: Age as an Independent Determinant of Glucose Tolerance. Diabetes 1991 40: 44-51 (1991).
  • Busby MJ; Bellantoni MF; Tobin JD et al.: Glucose tolerance in women: the effects of age, body composition, and sex hormones. Journal of the American Geriatric Association 1992 40: 497-502 (1992).
  • Seidell JC; Andres R; Sorkin JD et al.: The Sagittal Waist Diameter and Mortality in Men: the Baltimore Longitudinal Study on Aging. International Journal of Obesity 1994 18: 61-67 (1994).
  • Muller DC; Elahi D; Sorkin JD et al.: Muscle mass: Its measurement and influence on aging. The Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging.; in Rosenberg I, Nutritional Assessment of Elderly Populations: Measure and Function (New York, Raven Press 1995).
  • Muller D; Elahi D; Tobin J et al.: Insulin response during the oral glucose tolerance test: the role of age, sex, body fat and the pattern of fat distribution. Aging 1996 8: 13-21 (1996).
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