Datasets and Documentation

This page contains data sets and documentation for Exam 1. Specifically, clinic data for all of the 6814 enrolled MESA participants are available. Data was originally posted May 13, 2003 and May 19, 2003. Please see dates listed next to each file. 

The data documentation herein contain descriptions of all variables included in the main and Reading Center data sets, including created variables. 

Reading Center (RC) data are also included for a subset of these enrollees depending on the receipt and availability of clean data at the CC. Data sets are provided in SPSS, SAS and STATA formats. In particular, the following data files are contained within the .zip links for each format:

• Main file: This file includes variables from clinic procedures and questionnaires, created analytic variables (e.g. body mass index), and key RC variables (e.g. average total calcium score).
• Reading Center (RC) files: A separate data file is provided for each RC that contains all the RC variables collected. The following RC data sets are included: ECG, CT, MRI, IMT, Distensibility, Blood, and Urine. Note that the CT files contain multiple (up to two) scans per enrollee.