Subject Metadata Fields

sex

Formal Name: caDSR CDE 6343385 v1.00 (Link)

This metadata element is defined by the caDSR as "Sex of the subject as determined by the investigator." In particular, this field does not dictate the time period: whether it represents sex at birth, sex at sample collection, or any other determined time point. Further, the descriptions for F and M suggest that this term can represent either biological sex, cultural gender roles, or both. Thus, this field cannot be assumed to strictly represent biological sex.

Permissible Value	Description	VM Long Name	VM Public ID	Concept Code	Begin Date
U	Not known, not observed, not recorded, or refused.	Unknown	5682944	C17998	06/27/2018
F	A person who belongs to the sex that normally produces ova. The term is used to indicate biological sex distinctions, or cultural gender role distinctions, or both.	Female	2567172	C16576	06/27/2018
M	A person who belongs to the sex that normally produces sperm. The term is used to indicate biological sex distinctions, cultural gender role distinctions, or both.	Male	2567171	C20197	06/27/2018
UNDIFFERENTIATED	A person (one of unisexual specimens) who is born with genitalia and/or secondary sexual characteristics of indeterminate sex, or which combine features of both sexes.	Intersex	2575558	C45908	06/27/2018

race

Formal Name: caDSR CDE 2192199 v1.00 (Link)

This metadata element is defined by the caDSR as "The text for reporting information about race based on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) categories.". Upon examination of the large number of projects using the term, it appears to be the preferred term for the general concept of race.

Permissible Value	Description	VM Long Name	VM Public ID	Concept Code	Begin Date
Not allowed to collect	An indicator that specifies that a collection event was not permitted.	Not Allowed To Collect	6662191	C141478	03/06/2019
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander	Denotes a person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands. The term covers particularly people who identify themselves as part-Hawaiian, Native Hawaiian, Guamanian or Chamorro, Carolinian, Samoan, Chuukese (Trukese), Fijian, Kosraean, Melanesian, Micronesian, Northern Mariana Islander, Palauan, Papua New Guinean, Pohnpeian, Polynesian, Solomon Islander, Tahitian, Tokelauan, Tongan, Yapese, or Pacific Islander, not specified.	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2572235	C41219	05/31/2002
Not Reported	Not provided or available.	Not Reported	2572578	C43234	10/16/2003
Unknown	Not known, not observed, not recorded, or refused.	Unknown	2572577	C17998	02/11/2002
American Indian or Alaska Native	A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America) and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment. (OMB)	American Indian or Alaska Native	2572232	C41259	05/31/2002
Asian	A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. (OMB)	Asian	2572233	C41260	05/31/2002
Black or African American	A person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. Terms such as "Haitian" or "Negro" can be used in addition to "Black or African American". (OMB)	Black or African American	2572313	C16352	05/31/2002
White	Denotes person with European, Middle Eastern, or North African ancestral origin who identifies, or is identified, as White.	White	2572236	C41261	05/31/2002

ethnicity

Formal Name: caDSR CDE 2192217 v2.00 (Link)

This metadata element is defined by the caDSR as "The text for reporting information about ethnicity based on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) categories." Upon examination of the large number of projects using the term, it appears to be the preferred term for the general concept of ethnicity.

Permissible Value	Description	VM Long Name	VM Public ID	Concept Code	Begin Date
Not allowed to collect	An indicator that specifies that a collection event was not permitted.	Not Allowed To Collect	6662191	C141478	03/06/2019
Hispanic or Latino	A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race. The term, "Spanish origin," can be used in addition to "Hispanic or Latino." (OMB)	Hispanic or Latino	2581176	C17459	05/20/2002
Not Hispanic or Latino	A person not of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.	Not Hispanic or Latino	2567110	C41222	05/20/2002
Unknown	Not known, not observed, not recorded, or refused.	Unknown	2572577	C17998	07/09/2002
Not reported	Not provided or available.	Not Reported	2572578	C43234	10/16/2003

identifiers

Formal Name: caDSR CDE 6380049 v1.00 (Link)

This metadata element is defined by the caDSR as "A unique subject identifier within a site and a study.". No permissible values are defined for this CDE.

vital_status

Formal Name: caDSR CDE 2847330 v1.00 (Link)

This metadata element is defined by the caDSR as "The response to a question that describes a participant's survival status."

Permissible Value	Description	VM Long Name	VM Public ID	Concept Code	Begin Date
Not reported	Not provided or available.	Not Reported	2572231	C43234	12/29/2020
Alive	Showing characteristics of life; displaying signs of life.	Alive	2580948	C37987	03/09/2009
Dead	The absence of life or state of being dead.	Death	2847328	C28554	03/09/2009
Unknown	Not known, not observed, not recorded, or refused.	Unknown	2575365	C17998	03/09/2009
Unspecified	Not stated explicitly or in detail.	Unspecified	2573360	C38046	03/09/2009

age_at_vital_status

The approximate age at vital status in days.

• When the age at vital status is collected by the source server in days, the number of days is reported directly.
• When the age at vital status is collected by the source server in years, the number of years is multiplied by 365.25 to arrive at an approximate number of days.