nhanes: Selected variables from the 2017-2018 NHANES
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nhanes

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Selected variables from the 2017-2018 NHANES

Description

Data collected for the 2017-2018 round of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). The data set includes anthropomorphic and biomarker measurements as well as information on health behaviors and outcomes. Data has been cleaned to some extent but should be easy to interpret from NHANES website.

Usage

nhanes

Format

A data frame with 9254 rows and 52 variables. Most are self-explanatory. For some others are paraphrased here:

SEQN: Respondent ID number
children_5yrs: Number of children 5 years or younger in respondent's household
income_fpl: Household income relative to federal poverty level
diabetes_age: Age at which respondent was diagnosed with diabetes
difficulty: How difficult mental health problems have made work, home, and relationships (0: not at all to 3: extremely)
work_vigorous: Whether job includes vigorous physical activity (1: yes; 2: no. Similar for 'work_moderate')
walk_bike: In a typical week, do you walk or bike for more than 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places? (1: yes; 2: no)
rec_vigorous: Whether recreational acitivties include vigorous physical activity (1: yes; 2: no. Similar for 'rec_moderate')