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. 2022 Jul 19;14(7):e27016. doi: 10.7759/cureus.27016

Table 4. NHANES variables/Questionnaire utilized for our study and their Descriptions.

Demographic variables/ Questionnaire Description
RIDAGEYR Age in years at screening
RIAGENDR Gender
RIDRETH1 Race/Hispanic origin
INDHHIN2 Annual household income
WHQ030 How do you consider your weight
DIQ010 Doctor told you have diabetes
BPQ080 Doctor told you - high cholesterol level
BPQ020 Ever told you had high blood pressure
ALQ111 Ever had a drink of any kind of alcohol
DUQ200 Ever used marijuana or hashish
DUQ250 Ever use any form of cocaine
DUQ290 Ever used heroin
DUQ330 Ever used methamphetamine
SMQ910 Ever used smokeless tobacco?
SMQ621 Cigarettes smoked in entire life
SMQ900 Ever used an e-cigarette?
DUQ370 Ever use a needle to inject illegal drug
DUQ380A Drugs injected - Cocaine
DUQ380B Drugs injected - Heroin
DUQ380C Drugs injected - Methamphetamine
DUD380F Drugs injected - Steroids or other drugs
MCQ160b Ever told had congestive heart failure
MCQ160c Ever told you had coronary heart disease
MCQ160d Ever told you had angina/angina pectoris
MCQ160e Ever told you had a heart attack
MCQ160f Ever told you had a stroke