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:	359398
Registration status:	Health, Standard 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.
Data Element Concept:	Person—premature cardiovascular disease family history status

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

Number

Format:

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
1	Yes
2	No
3	Family history status not known

Supplementary values:

Value	Meaning
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.