Details of Element:
Left Ankle Circumference (Cm)
Component of
Body Composition
Unique Name: leanc
Contained in the
Common BLSA Data Set
? No
|
Data Points (as of 09/06/98) |
Males |
Females |
Total |
|
Number of Data Points |
8212 |
3298 |
11510 |
|
Number of Distinct Participants |
1472 |
855 |
2327 |
|
Year First Collected |
1959 |
1978 |
- |
|
Year Last Collected |
1996 |
1996 |
- |
Type of Variable: Absolute Measure
Encoding: Continuous
Units of Measure: cm
Precision: ##.#
Anticipated Range: 19.0 thru 29.0
Masterfile Index: 161-04-07
Related Data Elements: none
Specific to this Data Element:
Descriptive history:
The left ankle circumference is part of the Behnke evaluation. Measurements in BLSA men
were begun in 1960
and in BLSA women in 1978. The left ankle circumference is obtained with a flexible tape
measure, manipulated to
maintain close contact with the skin without compression of underlying tissues. The left ankle
circumference is the
minimal circumference of the ankle.
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:
Details
for this Data Type
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