Person—tobacco smoking status (previous three months), code N

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:

Data Element

Short name:

Tobacco smoking status - diabetes mellitus

Synonymous names:

Tobacco smoking status - diabetes mellitus

METeOR identifier:

270340

Registration status:

Health, Superseded 21/09/2005

Data Element Concept:

Person—tobacco smoking status (last three months)

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

Number

Format:

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
1	Yes - has smoked daily or weekly over the previous 3 months
2	No - has not smoked daily or weekly over the previous 3 months

Supplementary values:

9	Not stated/inadequately described

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

Record whether or not regular smoking (daily or weekly) of any tobacco material has occurred over the past 3 months. Record as no if the person has not smoked at all over the past 3 months or has been an irregular smoker (i.e. not daily or weekly).

Collection methods:

Ask the individual if he/she has regularly smoked (daily or weekly) any tobacco material over the past 3 months.

Data element attributes

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:

Has been superseded by Person—regular tobacco smoking indicator (last 3 months), code N Health, Standard 21/09/2005

Supersedes Tobacco smoking status - diabetes mellitus, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (16.0 KB)

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

Diabetes (clinical) DSS Health, Superseded 21/09/2005

DSS specific attributes +
*DSS specific information:* For people with diabetes smoking is one of the most powerful treatable risk factors. Associated with hypertension, diabetes and hypercholesterolemia, smoking is a definite health hazard for coronary heart disease.