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4.4.1.170 4.4.1.183 ValueSet http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/variable-role

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Official URL : http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/variable-role Version : 5.0.0 6.0.0-ballot3
draft as of 2020-12-28 Computable Name : EvidenceVariableRole
Flags : Experimental, Immutable OID : 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.3048

This value set is used in the following places:

4.4.1.170.1 4.4.1.183.1 Definition

The role that the assertion variable plays.

4.4.1.170.2 4.4.1.183.2 Content Logical Definition

Generated Narrative: ValueSet variable-role

Last updated: 2025-04-01T12:16:37.966+11:00

Profile: Shareable ValueSet

 

4.4.1.170.3 4.4.1.183.3 Expansion

This expansion generated 26 Mar 2023 01 Apr 2025

This value set contains 6 concepts

ValueSet

Expansion performed internally based on EvidenceVariableRole v0.1.0 codesystem VariableRole v6.0.0-ballot3 (CodeSystem)

This value set contains 4 concepts

http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/variable-role population
Code System Display Definition
   population variable represents a population.    subpopulation http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/variable-role http://hl7.org/fhir/variable-role subpopulation Population

variable represents a subpopulation. The group from which the observations were obtained.

   exposure http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/variable-role exposure variable represents an exposure.    referenceExposure http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/variable-role http://hl7.org/fhir/variable-role reference exposure Exposure

An independant variable represents a reference exposure. of primary interest.

   measuredVariable outcome http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/variable-role http://hl7.org/fhir/variable-role measured variable Outcome

variable represents a measured A dependent variable.

   confounder covariate http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/variable-role http://hl7.org/fhir/variable-role confounder Covariate

A variable represents a confounder. that influences the exposure or outcome.

 

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