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Person (male)—erectile dysfunction, code N

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:

Data Element

Short name:

Erectile dysfunction

METeOR identifier:

270132

Registration status:

Health, Standard 01/03/2005

Definition:

Whether a male individual has a history of erection failure or has received treatment to achieve erection sufficient for penetration in the last 12 months and prior, as represented by a code.

Data element concept attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Data element concept:

Person (male)—erectile dysfunction

METeOR identifier:

269595

Registration status:

Health, Standard 01/03/2005

Definition:

Whether a male individual has a history of erection failure or has received treatment to achieve erection sufficient for penetration.

Context:

Public health, health care and clinical settings.

Object class:

Person

Property:

Erectile dysfunction

Value domain attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Value domain:

Erectile dysfunction code N

METeOR identifier:

270717

Registration status:

Health, Standard 01/03/2005

Definition:

A code set representing the presence of erection dysfunction and its development in the last 12 months.

Representational attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

Number

Format:

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
1	Erectile dysfunction- developed in the last 12 months
2	Erectile dysfunction- developed prior to the last 12 months
3	No erectile dysfunction

Supplementary values:

9	Not stated/inadequately described

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

Determine whether this developed within or prior to the last 12 months.

Collection methods:

Ask the individual if he has a history of treatment or failure to achieve or maintain erection sufficient for penetration.

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

Record for male patients only.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:

National Diabetes Data Working Group

Origin:

National Diabetes Outcomes Quality Review Initiative (NDOQRIN) data dictionary.

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:

Supersedes Erectile dysfunction, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (15.1 KB)

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

All attributes +

Diabetes (clinical) DSS Health, Superseded 21/09/2005

DSS specific attributes +
*DSS specific information:* Erectile problems occur in up to 50% of men with diabetes who are over 40 years old.

Diabetes (clinical) DSS Health, Standard 21/09/2005

DSS specific attributes +
*DSS specific information:* Erectile problems occur in up to 50% of men with diabetes who are over 40 years old. Erectile dysfunction may be due to psychological causes, macrovascular disease or pelvic autonomic neuropathy. An organic cause is more likely in the presence of other macro or micro vascular complications.