Blood Pressure (BPX_B)

Sample type: HealthDCAT-AP conform public health data sample

Title : Blood Pressure (BPX_B)

Acronym : BPX_B

Description : To support public health programs in the control and prevention of CVD, heart rate is measured on all children 0-7 years of age; radial pulse is measured on examinees 8 years and older; and blood pressure (BP) is measured on all examinees 8 years and older as part of the Physician’s Examination in the Mobile Examination Center. This documentation describes the blood pressure measurement data.

Health Data Access Body : HDAB-DE

Provenance : Not specified

Purpose : Researchers who use NCHS public-use data files can only use the information for statistical analysis or reporting purposes.

Release Date : 1 May 2004

Modification Date : Not specified

Population Coverage : All persons 8 years and over. There are no exclusion criteria.

Geographical Coverage : National health and nutrition examination survey on the civilian noninstitutionalized U.S. population.

Temporal Coverage start : 1 January 2001

Temporal Coverage end : 31 December 2002

Language : English

Retention Period start : Not specified

Retention Period end : Not specified

Update Frequency : Never

Spatial Resolution ( meter ) : Not specified

Temporal Resolution : Not specified

Publisher : US Center for Disease Control and Prevention Link: https://wwwn.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes/search/datapage.aspx?Component=Examination&CycleBeginYear=2001

Creators : U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention Link: https://wwwn.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes/search/datapage.aspx?Component=Examination&CycleBeginYear=2001

Contact Points : Not specified

Theme : Health

Dataset Distribution : https://wwwn.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes/search/datapage.aspx?Component=Examination&CycleBeginYear=2001 Blood Pressure BPX_X

Dataset Identifier : https://wwwn.cdc.gov/Nchs/Data/Nhanes/Public/2001/DataFiles/BPX_B.xpt

Metadata Revision Date : 31 December 2002

Health Catagory : Population-based health data registries (public health registries)

Applicable Legislation : EU Health Data Space Act US Public Health Service Act