Value

The value element is meant to be used as part of the Measurement element, and it represents the outcome of a measurement.

Data model

Definition of the Value element

Field

Type

Multiplicity

Description

value

{Quantity | OntologyClass}

1..1

the outcome (value) of a measurement. REQUIRED.

Examples

The following example shows a Value used for a quantitative measurement.

value:
    quantity:
        unit:
            id: "UO:0000316"
            label: "cells per microliter"
        value: 24000.0
        referenceRange:
            unit:
                id: "UO:0000316"
                label: "cells per microliter"
            low: 150000.0
            high: 450000.0

The following example shows a Value used for an ordinal measurement.

value:
    ontologyClass:
        id: "NCIT:C25626"
        label: "Present"

Explanations

See Quantity for explanations of how to construct that element. For ordinal measurements, the following terms may be useful.

Term

ID

Present

NCIT:C25626

Absent

NCIT:C48190

Abnormal

NCIT:C25401

Elevated

NCIT:C25493

Reduced

NCIT:C25640