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httk (version 1.8)

nhanes_mec_svy: Pre-processed NHANES data.

Description

NHANES data on demographics, anthropometrics, and some laboratory measures, cleaned and combined into a single data set.

Usage

nhanes_mec_svy

Arguments

Format

A survey.design2 object, including masked cluster and strata. Variables are available as a data.table by nhanes_mec_svy$variables. Variables are as described in NHANES Demographics and Examination documentation, with the exception of:

wtmec6yr

6-year sample weights for combining 3 cycles, computed by dividing 2-year sample weights by 3.

bmxhtlenavg

Average of height and recumbent length if both were measured; if only one was measured, takes value of the one that was measured.

logbmxwt

Natural log of measured body weight.

logbmxhtlenavg

Natural log of bmxhtlenavg.

weight_class

One of Underweight, Normal, Overweight, or Obese. Assigned using methods in get_weight_class.