PRI’s National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHANES) 2005-2006 holdings are now current through August 2009. All updates and new files have been downloaded.

The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has released the following new and updated National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data:

2005-2006:
- Vitamin D
- Hepatitis C Antibody (variables added)

2003-2004:
- Cardiovascular Fitness (new)
- Lab 06 Vitamin D (updated)

2001-2002:
- Lab 06 Vitamin D

NHANES III:
- Surplus Sera Laboratory Component: Dialkylphosphates (new)
- Electrocardiogram, Dietary Recall, Laboratory, Dietary Supplement and Prescription Drug (updated)

When making direct comparisons between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D measurements across waves, please reference the website for necessary adjustments.

If you would like to comment or add additional questionnaire, lab, or exam components for the 2011-12 NHANES wave, please read the memo (PDF) from NHANES director, Dr. Clifford Johnson.

The deadline for submitting items for the Examination component is June 30, 2009.

Many normal-weight individuals have risk factors normally associated with obesity, and many overweight people do not have these risk factors, showing that we are still a long way from understanding the relationship between weight and health, according to analysis of NHANES data. (Baltimore Sun)

Citation: Wildman, R. P., Muntner, P., Reynolds, K., McGinn, A. P., Rajpathak, S., Wylie-Rosett, J., et al. (2008). The Obese Without Cardiometabolic Risk Factor Clustering and the Normal Weight With Cardiometabolic Risk Factor Clustering: Prevalence and Correlates of 2 Phenotypes Among the US Population (NHANES 1999-2004). Archives of Internal Medicine, 168(15), 1617-1624. (Available free online)

PRI’s NHANES holdings are now current through May 2008. All updates and new files have been downloaded. PRI Researchers using this data are encouraged to look at SodaPop, PRI’s Data Archive for updated holdings.

NCHS has released the following new and updated NHANES data:

2005-2006 Data (New)
- Questionnaires: Acculturation, Alcohol Use, Drug Use, Sexual Behavior, Sleep Disorders
- Labs: Hepatitis A Antibody; Herpes Simplex Virus I and II; Standard Biochemistry Profile: Creatinine; Triglyceride, LDL, Apo B; Vitamin B12

2003-2004 Data
- Lab: Surplus Sera: Antibody to Cytomegalovirus IgC; Surplus Sera: Antibody to MUMPS; Lab 02 Hepatitis A Antibody (New)
- Questionnaire: Physical Functioning (Updated)

2001-2002 Data (New)
- Lab: Surplus Sera: Antibody to Cytomegalovirus IgG; Surplus Sera: Antibody to MUMPS; Lab 02 Hepatitis A Antibody

1999-2000 Data (New)
- Lab: Surplus Sera: Antibody to Cytomegalovirus IgG; Surplus Sera: Antibody to MUMPS; Lab 02 Hepatitis A Antibody

NHANES I and NHANES II Web Tutorials are now available.

PRI researchers may request the above data from the Data Archivist.

NCHS has released the following new and updated NHANES data:

2005-2006 Data (New)
- Questionnaires: Hospital Utilization and Access to Care
- Labs: Hepatitis B, C and D

2003-2004 Data (New)
- Exam: Food Frequency Questionnaire and Food Frequency Questionnaire – DietCalc Output
- Lab: Surplus Sera: Antibody to Coxiella burnetii (Q fever)

Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXX 1999-2004)

PRI researchers may request the above data from the Data Archivist.

NCHS has released the following new and updated NHANES data:

2005-2006 Data (New)
- Questionnaires: Current Health Status, Food Security, Immunization, Kidney Conditions – Urology and Prostate Conditions
- Labs: Serum Cotinine, RBC Folate and Serum Folate, Parathyroid Hormone, Plasma Fasting Glucose and Insulin, Glycohemoglobin, Two Hour Oral Glucose Tolerance Test

2003-2004 Data
- Lab 24 – Urinary Phthalates (new)
- Lab 31 – Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons (new)
- Occupation Questionnaire (new)

1999-2000 Data
- Occupation Questionnaire (updated)*
- Tuberculosis Exam (updated)*
* These updates can be found on SodaPop and PopNet.

PRI researchers may request the above data from the Data Archivist.

NCHS has released the following new and updated NHANES data:

2005-2006 Data (New)
- Questionnaires: Early Childhood, Pesticide Use, Reproductive Health, Respiratory Health and Disease, Smoking (Cigarette Use, Household Smokers & Recent Tobacco Use), Social Support and Weight History, 8-15 years
- Labs: Erthyrocyte Protoporphyrin; Iron, TIBC, Transferrin Saturation; HDL Cholesterol, Human Immunodeficiency Virus and PSA

2003-2004 Data
- Urinary Iodine – Lab 6 (new)
- Ferritin and Transferrin Receptor Lab 6 (updated)

PRI researchers may request the above data from the Data Archivist.

The average cholesterol level for US adults has dropped below 200, into the range experts say is ideal, according to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). The findings are from data collected by the National Health and Nutrition Annual Survey (NHANES).

The decreases occurred mainly in older adults, leading experts to conclude that the decline can be attributed to effective drug treatment, as reported by the Associated Press.

Detailed findings from the survey are available in the NCHS data brief High Serum Total Cholesterol – An Indicator for Monitoring Cholesterol Lowering Efforts: U.S. Adults, 2005–2006 (PDF).