Person—regular tobacco smoking indicator (last 3 months), code N

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termTobacco smoking status (diabetes mellitus)
METEOR identifier:Help on this term302467
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Health, Standard 21/09/2005
Definition:Help on this term

Whether an individual has been a regular smoker (daily or weekly) of any tobacco material over the previous 3 months, as represented by a code.

Data Element Concept:Person—regular tobacco smoking indicator

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termCode
Data type:Help on this termNumber
Format:Help on this termN
Maximum character length:Help on this term1
Permissible values:Help on this term
ValueMeaning
1Yes
2No
Supplementary values:Help on this term
ValueMeaning
9Not stated/inadequately described

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

CODE 9    Not stated/inadequately described

This code is not for use in primary data collections.

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

CODE 1   Yes
Record if the person has smoked daily or weekly over the previous 3 months.

CODE 2   No
Record if the person has not smoked daily or weekly over the previous 3 months or has been an irregular smoker.

Collection methods:Help on this term

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

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

National diabetes data working group

Origin:Help on this term

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

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Supersedes Person—tobacco smoking status (previous three months), code N
  • Health, Superseded 21/09/2005
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term

Diabetes (clinical) NBPDSHealth, Standard 21/09/2005

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.