Person—glycosylated haemoglobin level, code N

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Glycosylated haemoglobin level
Synonymous names:	HbA1c level
METEOR identifier:	443631
Registration status:	Health, Standard 07/12/2011
Definition:	A person's glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) level, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:	Person—glycosylated haemoglobin level

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

String

Format:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
1	Less than or equal to 7%
2	Greater than 7% but less than or equal to 8%
3	Greater than 8% but less than 10%
4	Greater than or equal to 10%

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Comments:

Glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) is an index of average blood glucose level for the previous 2 to 3 months and is used to monitor blood sugar control in people with diabetes.