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WHSS (Wandsworth Heart and Stroke Study)

Sample of (N=1575) people

Reference:

Prevalence, detection, and management of cardiovascular risk factors in different ethnic groups in south London. Cappuccio FP, Cook DG, Atkinson RW, Strazzullo P. Heart. 1997 Dec; 78(6): 555-63.

Description:

To assess the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and their level of detection and management in three ethnic groups.

Data dictionary:

Each row contains the following 9 variables for each person.

Name	Interpretation	Data type	Permitted Values
age		Numeric
sex		Character
chol	Serum Cholesterol mmol/l	Numeric
hdl	High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol mmol/l	Numeric
cr	Creatinine mmol/l	Numeric
sbp	Systolic Blood Pressure	Numeric
dbp	Diastolic Blood Pressure	Numeric
smoking		Character
diabetes		Numeric	0 = "Not Diabetic"; 1 = "Has Diabeties"