Details of Element: *% Fat
Component of Body Composition


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

Data Points (as of 09/06/98) Males Females Total
Number of Data Points 3374 159 3533
Number of Distinct Participants 1025 156 1181
Year First Collected 1959 1978 -
Year Last Collected 1979 1979 -

Type of Variable: Absolute Measure
Encoding: Continuous
Units of Measure: percent
Precision: ##.##
Anticipated Range: 00.00 thru 35.00
Masterfile Index: 161-05-35
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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