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NHANES III Public-Use
Data Files Errata

Errata for NHANES III 1a, July 1997
Errata for NHANES III 2a, April 1998
 

The following items indicate discrepancies found after the release of the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III, 1a) CD-ROM in 1997. This affects both the NHANES III SETS and ASCII CD-ROMs.

Correction to SAS input File

EXAM File
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Section: BM - Body Measurements (BMPRECUM)
bulletSection: BM - Body Measurements (BMPBMI)
bulletSection: MA - MEC Adult Questionnaire (MAPF32S)
bulletSection: MA - MEC Adult Questionnaire (MAPF12R)

ADULT File Errata
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Section: Documentation - Index of Variables

Description of the different dietary supplement and medicine

files:

bulletADULTX & YOUTHX (Response to vitamin, mineral & prescription questions)

bulletPuvitmin (Response to vitamin & mineral supplement questions)

bulletPupremed (Response to prescription medicine questions)

bulletSupliden (Descriptive information about each supplement in database)

bulletSuplconc (Nutrient/Ingredient content of each supplement in database)

Correction to dietary supplement and medicine files:

bulletADULTX, YOUTHK & PUPREMED (Add Prescription Medication Names)

bulletADULTX, YOUTHK & PUPREMED (Corrected ICD codes)

bulletAdult & PURPREMED (Change the primary drug class)

bulletSection prescription medicine (correction to codes)

bulletSuplconc (Correction to Chromium Units)

 

Correction Hepatitis B surface antibody testing

bulletHepatitis B (SSP) (August, 2002)

 

Correction Serum Biochemistry Profile

bulletSerum Biochemistry Profile (September 2002)

The following items indicate discrepancies found after the release of the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III, 2a) CD-ROM in April 1998.

Correction to Serum thyronine (T4P)

bulletSerum thyronine (T4P)

 

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