spss

DESCRIPTIVE ABSRACT:

These data are a subset of the data from an epidemiological heart disease study on Los Angeles County employees.

LIST OF VARIABLES:

Var Description Units Comments ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ID ID none Patients numbered sequentially AGE_50 Age in 1950 yr Age at last birthday (in 1950) MD_50 Examining M.D.(1950) none Coded from 1-4 SBP_50 Systolic BP (1950) mm Hg Recorded to nearest integer DBP_50 Diastolic BP (1950) mm Hg Recorded to nearest integer HT_50 Height in 1950 in Recorded to nearest inch WT_50 Weight in 1950 lb Recorded to nearest pound CHOL_50 Serum cholesterol(1950) mg% Recorded to nearest integer SES Socio-economic status none 1=high, 2= mod-high, 3=moderate, 4=mod-low,5=low CL_STATUS Clinical status none 0=other heart disease(hd) 1=Coronary hd 2=Coronary and hypertensive hd 3=Hypertensive hd 4=Hypertensive and rheumatic hd 5=Rheumatic hd 6=Possible/potential hd 7=Hypertension wout/hd 8=Normal MD_62 Examining MD (1962) none Coded from 1-4 SBP_62 Systolic BP (1962) mm Hg Recorded to nearest integer DBP_62 Diastolic BP (1962) mm Hg Recorded to nearest integer CHOL_62 Serum cholesterol(1962) mg% Recorded to nearest integer WT_62 Weight (1962) lb Recorded to nearest pound IHD_DX Ischemic hd diagnosis none 0=Not known 1=Myocardial infarction 2=Angina pectoris 3=Other DEATH_YR Year of death none 0=Not Dead as of 1968 Otherwise year of death DEATH Death none 0=Alive 1=Dead ----------------------------------------------------------------------------