Details of Element:
Father
Component of
Iv-Ex
Unique Name: fathe11
Contained in the
Common BLSA Data Set
? No
Data Points (as of 09/06/98) |
Males |
Females |
Total |
Number of Data Points |
9 |
0 |
9 |
Number of Distinct Participants |
9 |
0 |
9 |
Year First Collected |
1968 |
n/a |
- |
Year Last Collected |
1969 |
n/a |
- |
Type of Variable: Absolute Measure
Encoding: Continuous
Units of Measure: #, Hx of Diabetes
Precision: #.
Anticipated Range: 0. thru 1.
Masterfile Index: 127-01-01
Related Data Elements: none
Specific to this Data Element:
Descriptive history:
The 127 file type contains data from the intravenous glucose-exercise tolerance test (IVX). The
coding of Card 1
deals with factors known to influence the results of the IVX. These factors include the BLSA
participant's family
history of diabetes mellitus, medications and diseases known to affect the test, and technical
factors that influence
the results of the test.
Data collection methodology:
Blood chemistry.
Related protocols:
Other blood chemistries.
Investigators:
Dr. Reubin Andres (primary investigator)
GRC Box-24
andresr@grc.nia.nih.gov
(410)-558-8194
Frequency of data collection:
Data were collected in selected BLSA men from 1968 to 1969.
Inclusion/exclusion rules:
No exclusions.
Publications using these data:
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for this Data Type
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