Clinical Metadata Template

A template outlining clinical metadata to collect for study subjects.

Attribute	Description	Required	Valid Values
heightUnits	Unit of measure of value provided for `height`.	True	centimeters, feet, inches, meters
comorbidities	Any diseases or medical condition that is simultaneously present in addition to `diagnosis`.	False	Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, autoimmune thyroid disease, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, other, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, pulmonary disease, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus
age	Age at which subject was enrolled in study or age at corresponding visit and data collection event. If value unknown, enter '-1'.	True
ethnicity	The ethnicity of a person.	False	Hispanic or Latino, Not Hispanic or Latino, unknown
ageUnits	The unit of measure used for `ageEnrollment` and `ageDiagnosis`	True	months, years
weight	Weight of subject. If value unknown, enter '-1'.	True
program	Name of the funding program that supported the generation of data and associated files	True	AMP AIM, AMP RA/SLE, Community Contribution
Component	A high-level attribute for grouping attributes into templates.	True
species	The genus species of sample or subject origin.	True	Homo sapiens
individualID	Unique identifier assigned to each study participant. For multi-specimen data files provide all IDs in a comma-separated list.	True
sex	A textual description of a person's sex at birth.	True	female, intersex, male, unknown
race	A textual description of a person's race.	False	American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Hispanic, Mixed Race, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, White, other, unknown
weightUnits	Abbreviated unit of measure of value provided for `weight`.	True	g, kg, lb, oz
project	A sub-level attribute of `program` specifying a research initiative working to investigate particular hypotheses.	True	AIM for RA, ELLIPSS, LOCKIT, RA, SLE, STAMP, UMass V-CoRT
height	Standing height of subject.	True
diagnosis	A high-level classifier indicating the disease status of an individual.	True	At-Risk RA, Not Applicable, OA, RA, SLE, Sjogren's disease, control, cutaneous lupus erythematosus, dermatomyositis, discoid lupus erythematosus, lupus nephritis, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, scleroderma, unknown, vitiligo
PASI	Psoriasis Area and Severity Index, is a measurement of the discoloration, thickness, scaling, and coverage of psoriasis plaques.	False
diabetesType	Type of diabetes mellitus.	False	gestational, type 1, type 2, unknown
visitID	Ordinal ID distinguishing different patient visits.	True
CDASI	Cutaneous Dermatomyositis Disease Area and Severity Index, is a measurement used to characterize cutaneous dermatomyositis severity.	False
VASI	Total body Vitiligo Area Severity Index, a measure of the percentage of vitiligo involvement across the body calculated in terms of hand units.	False
VETI	Vitiligo Extent Tensity Index measures the extent of vitiligo by a numerical score and combines analysis of extensity and severity of vitiligo to produce a constant and reproducible number.	False
vitiligoPattern	A high-level classification of vitiligo based on the distribution and patterning of lesions across the body.	False	mixed, non-segmental, segmental, unclassified
VIDA	Vitiligo Disease Activity Score, a six-point scale that evaluates the activity of vitiligo	False