All Bioimpedance and Hand-grip Data (Karonga and Lilongwe combined data)

Malawi, 2016 - 2019

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MWI-MEIRU-bioimp-handgrip-combined-v01

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Combined / Harmonized Datasets Karonga HDSS Lilongwe HDSS

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Nov 14, 2025

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Sex (D) (sex)

Data file: bioimp_handgrip_combined

Overview

Valid: 3421

Invalid: 6

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 33

End: 33

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 9

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category	Cases
0	Male	1475	43.1%
1	Female	1946	56.9%
8	Unknown	0	0%
9	Missing	0
Sysmiss		6

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

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Definition

Sex

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

variable: sex (table[s]: gen_identity [derived table], genl_identity [derived table])

Others

Notes

Available in versions -, 1, 2
Available in versions -, 1
Must be entered if stdypl = 2
1=male 2= female: Lilongwe only

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