Person—premature cardiovascular disease family history status, code N
Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:
Data Element
Short name:
Premature cardiovascular disease family history (status)
METeOR identifier:
270280
Registration status:
Health, Superseded 01/10/2008
Definition:
Whether a person has a first degree relative (father, mother or sibling) who has had a vascular event or condition diagnosed before the age of 60 years, as represented by a code.
Identifies a person who has a first degree relative (father, mother or sibling) who has had a vascular event or condition diagnosed before the age of 60 years.
A code set representing family history for a given disease or condition.
Representational attributes
Representation class:
Code
Data type:
Number
Format:
N
Maximum character length:
1
Permissible values:
Value
Meaning
1
Yes
2
No
3
Family history status not known
Supplementary values:
9
Not recorded
Data element attributes
Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:
CODE 1: Yes, the person has a first-degree relative under the age of 60 years who has had a vascular disease/condition diagnosed.
CODE 2: No, the person does not have a first-degree relative under the age of 60 years who has had a vascular disease/condition diagnosed.
CODE 3: Family history status not known, the existence of a premature family history for cardiovascular disease cannot be determined.
CODE 9: Not recorded, the information as to the existence of a premature family history for cardiovascular disease has not been recorded.
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:
Cardiovascular Data Working Group
Origin:
Guidelines Subcommittee of the World Health Organization/International Society of Hypertension (WHO-ISH): 1999 WHO-ISH guidelines for management of hypertension. J Hypertension 1999; 17: 151 - 83.
