Table 1 Common variables used
From: Improving prevalence estimation through data fusion: methods and validation
Variable | Modalities | Variable | Modalities |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | 1=’Female’ | Diabetes | 1=’No Diab’ |
2=’Male’ | 2=’Diab without treat’ | ||
Age | 1=’18:29 years’ | 3=’Diab with treat’ | |
2=’30:44 years’ | Cholesterol | 1=’No high Chol’ | |
3=’45:59 years’ | 2=’Chol without treat’ | ||
4=’60:74 years’ | 3=’Chol with treat’ | ||
5=’75 years & over’ | Blood pressure control | 1=’No BPC’ | |
Age | Continuous | 2=’Yes BPC’ | |
Self-reported height | Continuous | Cholesterol control | 1=’No CC’ |
Self-reported weight | Continuous | 2=’Yes CC’ | |
Blood pressure | 1=’No high BP’ | Physical activity | 1=’Sedentary’ |
2=’BP without treat’ | 2=’Light’ | ||
3=’BP with treat’ | 3=’Moderate’ | ||
Smoking | 1=’Non smoker’ | 4=’Vigorous’ | |
2=’Ex-smoker’ | Alcohol intake | 1=’Non drinker’ | |
3=’Occasional smoker’ | 2=’Moderate drinker’ | ||
4=’Regular smoker’ | 3=’Risk drinker’ |