nhanes: Download an NHANES table and return as a data frame.

In nhanesA: NHANES Data Retrieval

Download an NHANES table and return as a data frame.

Description

Use to download NHANES data tables that are in SAS format.

Usage

nhanes(nh_table, includelabels = FALSE)

Arguments

nh_table	The name of the specific table to retrieve.
includelabels	If TRUE, then include SAS labels as variable attribute (default = FALSE).

Details

Downloads a table from the NHANES website as is, i.e. in its entirety with no modification or cleansing. NHANES tables are stored in SAS '.XPT' format but are imported as a data frame. Function nhanes cannot be used to import limited access data.

Value

The table is returned as a data frame.

Examples

nhanes('BPX_E')
nhanes('FOLATE_F', includelabels = TRUE)

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