: Data-Field 20044

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Data

1,693 items of data are available, covering 1,693 participants, encoded using Data-Coding 47.
Defined-instances run from 0 to 0, labelled using Instancing 2.

CategoryCount

Declined690
- Against participant wishes39
- Lack of time24
- Feeling unwell6
Equipment failure2970
- Malfunction161
- Not available136
Reason not known39
Unable12880
- Amputee61
- Limb injury427
- Other health reason262
- Reason not stated94
- Arthritis180
- Recent surgery110
- Stroke/weakness/paralysis154

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Notes

Reason hand grip strength measurement (left hand) was not performed (entered as free-text by a UK Biobank Staff member).

This field was created by post-hoc coding the free-text reasons entered during the assessment centre visit. The encoding used was constructed after the data had been examined to determine suitable representative groupings.

2 Related Data-Fields

Field ID	Description	Relationship
46	Hand grip strength (left)	Current Field gives reasons for skipping measurement Field 46
20043	Reason for skipping grip strength (r ...	Field 20043 is the opposite-side complement to Current Field

6 Resources

Preview	Name	Res ID
	Dynamometer calibration description	2434
	Dynamometer pass-fail calibration records	2431
	Dynamometer standard-reading calibration records	2433
	Dynamometer standard-weight calibration records	2432
	Grip-strength device	100118
	Grip-strength measurement using ACE	100232

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