Details of Element: Bone X-Ray Mass Coefficient Hand a
Component of Body Composition


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

Data Points (as of 09/06/98) Males Females Total
Number of Data Points 556 1 557
Number of Distinct Participants 497 1 498
Year First Collected 1958 1988 -
Year Last Collected 1988 1988 -

Type of Variable: Absolute Measure
Encoding: Continuous
Units of Measure: (undeclared)
Precision: #.##
Anticipated Range: 0.50 thru 1.30
Masterfile Index: 161-03-01
Related Data Elements: none
Specific to this Data Element:
    Inclusion/Exclusion Rules: n/a
    Descriptive History: (none)
Details for this Data Type


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