Health and nutrition examination survey I, 1971-1975
Subtitle: computer measurements and interpretations of electrocardiograms
By: principal investigator, United States Department of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics
Series: Health and nutrition examination surveys I, 1971-1975; ICPSR -- 8065; ICPSR (Series) -- 8065
Publisher: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor
Published: 1980
Place of publication: Ann Arbor, Mich
Language: und
Format: [computer file] :
Number of pages: 6913
Subjects: Electrocardiography; Vectorcardiography; Public health; Statistics; Health surveys; Nutrition surveys; Medical Statistics
Other titles: Computer measurements and interpretations of electrocardiograms.
Notes: The Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys were designed to measure the nutritional status and health of the United States population ages 1-74 years and to obtain more detailed information on the health status and medical care needs of adults ages 25-74 years in the civilian non-institutionalized population. Information obtained includes a detailed dietary interview, general medical histories and detailed histories of respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease, and arthritis, health care needs and general well-being questionnaire, a general medical examination, dental, dermatological, and ophthalmological examination, anthropometry, vision and speech tests, data on X-rays of the hands, knees, hips, and chest, blood and urinary laboratory tests, electrocardiogram results, spirometry and pulmonary diffusion tests, and tap water samples. There were a total of 32,331 sample persons of which 31,973 were interviewed and 23,808 were examined.

Holding archive: National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging.

ICPSR data class: Class II.

Data collected: 1971-1975.

United States.