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Health Exam Tests Health Measurements by Participant Age and Gender Physician’s exam - all ages Blood pressure - ages 8 years and older Bone density - ages 8 years and older Condition of teeth - ages 5 years and older Vision test - ages 12 years and older Hearing test - ages 12-19 years and 70 years and older Height, weight, and other body measures - all ages Ophthalmology exam for eye diseases - ages 40 and older Breathing tests - ages 6-79 years Lab Tests on Urine: (6 years and older) Kidney function tests - ages 6 years and older Sexually transmitted disease (STD) Chlamydia and gonorrhea - ages 14-39 Exposure to environmental chemicals - selected persons ages 6 and older Pregnancy test - females 12 years and older and girls 8-11 years who have periods Lab Tests on Blood: (1 year and older) Anemia - all ages Total Cholesterol and HDL - ages 6 years and older Glucose measures - ages 12 years and older Infectious diseases - ages 2 years and older Kidney function tests - ages 12 years and older Lead - 1 year and older Cadmium - 1 year and older Mercury - ages 1 and older Liver function tests - ages 12 years and older Nutrition status - 1 year and older Thyroid function test - ages 12 years and older Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)- males ages 40 and older Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) Genital Herpes - ages 14-49 years Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) - ages 18-49 years Human papillomavirus (HPV) antibody - ages 14-59 years Exposure to environmental chemicals - selected persons ages 6 and older Lab Tests on Water Environmental chemicals - 12 years and older in half of households Other Lab Tests Vaginal swabs (self-administered) females ages 14-59 years Human papillomavirus (HPV) ages 14-59 years Private Health Interviews Health status - ages 12 and older Questions about drug and alcohol use - ages 12 years and older (No drug testing will be done) Nutrition - all ages Reproductive health - females ages 12 years and older Questions about sexual experience - ages 14-69 years Tobacco use - ages 12 years and older < be will participant the identified, is follow-up needs that condition skin a>After the Visit to the NHANES Examination Center < be will participant the identified, is follow-up needs that condition skin a>Persons asked about the foods they eat will receive a phone call 3-10 days after their exam for a similar interview, all ages. Then participants, or an adult for participants 1-15 years old, will be asked about food shopping habits. Persons who test positive for hepatitis C will be asked to participate in a brief telephone interview 6 months after the exam. Parents will respond for children.
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September 09, 2008
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