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
• Liver Ultrasound – ages 12 years and older
• Condition of teeth and gums – ages 1 year and older
• Hearing test – ages 6-19 years and 70 years and older
• Height, weight, and other body measures – all ages

Lab Tests on Urine: (3 years and older)

• Kidney function tests – ages 6 years and older
• Sexually transmitted diseases (STD)
  • Chlamydia and gonorrhea – ages 14-39
  • Trichomonas – ages 14-59
• Exposure to environmental chemicals such as Arsenic and Nickel – selected persons ages 6 and older
• Pregnancy test – females 12 years and older

Lab Tests on Blood: (1 year and older)

• Anemia – all ages
• Total Cholesterol and HDL – ages 6 years and older
• Triglycerides and LDL – selected participants, ages 12 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
• Infectious Diseases
  • Hepatitis B virus (ages 2 and up)
  • Hepatitis C viruses (ages 6 and up)
  • Cytomegalovirus – ages 1-5 years
  • Genital Herpes – ages 14-49 years
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) – ages 18-49 years
  • Human papillomavirus (HPV) – ages 14-59 years
• Exposure to environmental chemicals – selected persons ages 6 and older

Other Lab Tests

• Vaginal swabs (self-administered), females ages 14-59 years
• Penile swabs (self-administered), males 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

After the Visit to the NHANES Examination Center

• 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.