title: The Milton survey: Part 1, General methods, height, weight and 24-hour excretion of sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium and creatinine.
abstract: This paper describes the methods and general aims of a survey carried out on just over 1200 subjects (about 82% of the adult population) in Milton, a small town south of Dunedin. Data were collected on personal and family history, present medication if any, 24-hour dietary recall, psychometric scores, height, weight, skin-fold thickness, anthropometry, blood pressure, heart rate, electrocardiogram, mass miniature X-ray of chest, forced expiratory volume (FEV1), fasting plasma cholesterol and triglycerides, lipoprotein pattern and fasting and post-prandial blood sugar in a selected subgroup, and 24-hour urine volume and excretion of sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium and creatinine. Mean values are given in the paper for each 10-year age group for height, weight, Quetelet's index, 24-hour urine volume, creatinine, sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium. These and other results will be discussed in detail in subsequent papers.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D002118:Calcium / Q000652:urine; D003404:Creatinine / Q000652:urine*; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000652:urine*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008274:Magnesium / Q000652:urine; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009520:New Zealand; D011188:Potassium / Q000652:urine; D012964:Sodium / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: D004573:Electrolytes; D012964:Sodium; D003404:Creatinine; D008274:Magnesium; D011188:Potassium; D002118:Calcium