CDC-Data-2025/DQS_NHANES_Footnotes.csv

1	dataset_shortname	footnote_id_list	fn_type	fn_code	fn_text
2	NHANES	SC_NHANES03	Source		National Center for Health Statistics, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
3	NHANES	SC_NHANES04	Source		Find more information on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data, methods, and definitions is available from: https://wwwn.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes/analyticguidelines.aspx.
4	NHANES	NT_NHANES00	Note		Estimates for people reporting more than one race are not shown separately, because statistically reliable rates are difficult to make for this group. These estimates are included in the total.
5	NHANES	NA_NHANES06	Flag	*	If a single asterisk (*) is shown in the table, estimates do not meet National Center for Health Statistics standards of reliability and will not appear in the chart.
6	NHANES	NA_NHANES07	Flag	- - -	Data not available. This is represented by a triple dash flag (- - -).
7	NHANESChronic	FN_NHANESCHRONIC01	Footnote		Pregnant persons were excluded from analyses involving obesity and hypertension.
8	NHANESChronic	FN_NHANESCHRONIC02	Footnote		Data for hypertension and high total cholesterol are only shown for adults aged 20 and older.
9	NHANESChronic	FN_NHANESCHRONIC03	Footnote		Hypertension: Systolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 130 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 80 mmHg, or currently taking medication to lower high blood pressure.
10	NHANESChronic	FN_NHANESCHRONIC04	Footnote		High total cholesterol: Serum total cholesterol greater than or equal to 240 mg/dL.
11	NHANESChronic	FN_NHANESCHRONIC05	Footnote		Obesity among adults: Body mass index (BMI, weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) greater than or equal to 30.
12	NHANESChronic	FN_NHANESCHRONIC06	Footnote		Obesity among children and adolescents: BMI (weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) greater than or equal to the age- and sex-specific 95th percentile of the 2000 CDC growth charts.
13	NHANESChronic	FN_NHANESCHRONIC17	Footnote		Data are only available for Non-Hispanic Asian persons from 2011-2012 onward and for Hispanic persons from 2007-2008 onward.
14	NHANESDiet	FN_NHANESDIET07	Footnote		Estimates are based on one dietary recall interview and are not adjusted for energy intake.
15	NHANESDiet	FN_NHANESDIET08	Footnote		Intakes of nutrients and other dietary components are based on the consumption of food and beverages, including water, and do not include intake from supplements or medications. Breast-fed children were excluded.
16	NHANESDiet	FN_NHANESDIET09	Footnote		Estimates for vitamin D intake are only available for 2007-2008 onward.
17	NHANESDiet	FN_NHANESDIET17	Footnote		Data are only available for Non-Hispanic Asian persons from 2011-2012 onward and for Hispanic persons from 2007-2008 onward.
18	NHANESInfectious	FN_NHANESINFECTIOUS10	Footnote		Data for herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2) were not collected for people aged 50 years and older.
19	NHANESInfectious	FN_NHANESINFECTIOUS11	Footnote		Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1): Antibody to herpes simplex virus type 1 from tested sera.
20	NHANESInfectious	FN_NHANESINFECTIOUS12	Footnote		Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2): Antibody to herpes simplex virus type 2 from tested sera.
21	NHANESInfectious	FN_NHANESINFECTIOUS17	Footnote		Data are only available for Non-Hispanic Asian persons from 2011-2012 onward and for Hispanic persons from 2007-2008 onward.
22	NHANESOral	FN_NHANESORAL13	Footnote		Estimates for dental caries in permanent and primary teeth are not available for 2005-2006 through 2009-2010 when tooth decay was only assessed in all teeth present at the time of examination, not just in permanent or primary teeth alone.
23	NHANESOral	FN_NHANESORAL14	Footnote		Total dental caries in primary teeth: Treated and untreated tooth decay (dental cavity) in primary teeth. Data for dental caries in primary teeth are only shown for children ages 2-11 years.
24	NHANESOral	FN_NHANESORAL15	Footnote		Untreated dental caries in primary teeth: Untreated tooth decay (dental cavity) in primary teeth. Data for dental caries in primary teeth are only shown for children ages 2-11 years.
25	NHANESOral	FN_NHANESORAL16	Footnote		Complete tooth loss: The loss of all natural, permanent teeth. Data for complete tooth loss are only shown for adults aged 60 and older.
26	NHANESOral	FN_NHANESORAL17	Footnote		Data are only available for Non-Hispanic Asian persons from 2011-2012 onward and for Hispanic persons from 2007-2008 onward.
27	NHANESOral	FN_NHANESORAL18	Footnote		Total dental caries in permanent teeth: Treated and untreated tooth decay (dental cavity) in permanent teeth. Data for dental caries in permanent teeth are shown separately for children ages 6-19 years and adults ages 20-69 years.
28	NHANESOral	FN_NHANESORAL19	Footnote		Untreated dental caries in permanent teeth: Tooth decay (dental cavity) in permanent teeth that has not received appropriate treatment. Data for untreated dental caries in permanent teeth are shown separately for children ages 6-19 years and adults ages 20-69 years.