Definition for Code SystemVariable Role
{
"resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
"id" : "variable-role",
"meta" : {
"lastUpdated" : "2024-08-12T16:52:12.437+08:00",
"profile" : ["http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablecodesystem"]
},
"text" : {
"status" : "generated",
"div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem variable-role</b></p><a name=\"variable-role\"> </a><a name=\"hcvariable-role\"> </a><a name=\"variable-role-en-AU\"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/variable-role</code> defines the following codes:</p><table class=\"codes\"><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">population<a name=\"variable-role-population\"> </a></td><td>Population</td><td>The group from which the observations were obtained.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">exposure<a name=\"variable-role-exposure\"> </a></td><td>Exposure</td><td>An independant variable of primary interest.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">outcome<a name=\"variable-role-outcome\"> </a></td><td>Outcome</td><td>A dependent variable.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">covariate<a name=\"variable-role-covariate\"> </a></td><td>Covariate</td><td>A variable that influences the exposure or outcome.</td></tr></table></div>"
},
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
"valueCode" : "cds"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
"valueCode" : "trial-use"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
"valueInteger" : 1
}],
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/variable-role",
"version" : "6.0.0-ballot2",
"name" : "Variable Role",
"title" : "VariableRole",
"status" : "active",
"experimental" : false,
"date" : "2023-11-08T16:55:11+11:00",
"publisher" : "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
"contact" : [{
"telecom" : [{
"system" : "url",
"value" : "http://hl7.org/fhir"
},
{
"system" : "email",
"value" : "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
}]
}],
"description" : "The role that the variable plays.",
"jurisdiction" : [{
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
"code" : "001",
"display" : "World"
}]
}],
"caseSensitive" : true,
"valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/variable-role",
"content" : "complete",
"concept" : [{
"code" : "population",
"display" : "Population",
"definition" : "The group from which the observations were obtained."
},
{
"code" : "exposure",
"display" : "Exposure",
"definition" : "An independant variable of primary interest."
},
{
"code" : "outcome",
"display" : "Outcome",
"definition" : "A dependent variable."
},
{
"code" : "covariate",
"display" : "Covariate",
"definition" : "A variable that influences the exposure or outcome."
}]
}
Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the
examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part
of the specification.