National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
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The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) is a program of studies designed to assess the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the United States. The survey is unique in that it combines interviews and physical examinations.
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NHANES National Youth Fitness Survey
The NHANES National Youth Fitness Survey (NNYFS) was a one year survey conducted in 2012. The NNYFS collected nationally representative data on physical activity and fitness levels of children and adolescents in the United States through interviews and fitness tests. On September 30, 2013, the first wave of this data was released. To review documentation and download datasets, go to the NNYFS Data and Documentation page.
What's New
Withdrawn Data
The UVOC_G and UVOCS_G datasets will be temporarily removed from the NHANES website for correction, due to lot-to-lot variation of standard materials.
- Volatile Organic Compounds & Metabolites - Urine (Subsample) (UVOC_G 2011-2012)
- Volatile Organic Compounds & Metabolites - Urine - Special Sample (Subsample) (UVOCS_G 2011-2012)
Publications
- Characteristics of U.S. Adults With Hypertension Who Are Unaware of Their Hypertension, 2011-2014
- Prevalence of HPV in Adults Aged 18–69: United States, 2011–2014
Data Release
- Toxoplasma gondii Antibody - Serum (Surplus) (SSTOXO_H 2013-2014)
- Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) - Blood (Subsample) (VOCWB_G 2011-2012)
- Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) - Blood (Subsample) (VOCWB_F 2009-2010)
- Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and Trihalomethanes/MTBE - Blood - Special Sample (Subsample) (VOCWBS_H 2013-2014)
- Volatile Toxicant (Subsample) (VTQ_G 2011-2012)
- Volatile Toxicant (Subsample) (VTQ_F 2009-2010)
Withdrawn Data
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) - Special Sample (PAHS_H) in the 2013-2014 cycle will be temporarily withdrawn due to missing samples in the dataset. The samples will be analyzed, and the dataset will be corrected and released at a later date.
- Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) - Urine - Special Sample (Subsample) (PAHS_H 2013-2014)
- Page last reviewed: May 17, 2017
- Page last updated: May 17, 2017
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