Computer-Assisted Spirometry Data Analysis for the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1971-80

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• Description:
  The equipment, procedures, and data reduction methods employed in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey for the collection and analysis of spirometry data are described. Data variability and testing methodology are discussed, as well as the influence of milieu and technician training. The computer programs that drive the data reduction and calibration are detailed, as are the algorithms used in the calculation of various spirometry parameters. The algorithms chosen for the determination of certain critical parameters are documented and validated.
• Subjects:
  Epidemiology Health Surveys Public Health Vital Statistics
• Keywords:
  National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
• Source:
  National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
• Series:
  NCHS Vital and Health Statistics Series
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Statistics ; Report
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Topic:
  Health Statistics
• Pages in Document:
  55 pdf pages
• Volume:
  2
• Issue:
  86
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9b71554dc70dd57764f25d78b33f18f6aa9aefc1a00426a79aef3d3345b45b4958a1003762b503947d89657fbc678df45d0df9a5ab209cd40217a0dafaf4a57b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/13071/cdc_13071_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.56 MB ]