Details of Element: Left Ankle Diameter (Cm)
Component of Body Composition

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

Data Points (as of 09/06/98) Males Females Total
Number of Data Points 8226 3297 11523
Number of Distinct Participants 1473 856 2329
Year First Collected 1959 1978 -
Year Last Collected 1996 1996 -

Type of Variable: Absolute Measure
Encoding: Continuous
Units of Measure: cm
Precision: ##.#
Anticipated Range: 06.0 thru 08.5
Masterfile Index: 161-05-25
Related Data Elements: none
Specific to this Data Element:
    Descriptive history:
    The left ankle diameter (breadth) is part of the Behnke evaluation. Measurements in BLSA men were begun in 1960 and in BLSA women in 1978. The left ankle diameter is obtained with a Stoelting anthropometer. The left ankle diameter is defined as the maximum distance between the most medial extension of the medial malleolus and the most lateral extension of the lateral malleolus in the same horizontal plane.

    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:
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