90730-3
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 90730-3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| name | |||
| description | This term represents a patient's self-perception of their body weight in terms of being overweight or underweight. The term is based on, but not limited in use to, one of the questions in a two-item measure for an individual's weight change goals used in the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), is a national school-based survey conducted by CDC and state, territorial, tribal, and local education and health agencies as part of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS). The YRBSS monitors health-related behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults.[https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/yrbs/] For the other question item on what the individual is trying to do about their weight, use Body weight goal [LOINC: 90734-5]. | ||
| status | ACTIVE | ||
Fully-Specified Name | |||
| component | Self-perception of body weight | ||
| property | Find = Finding | ||
| time | Pt = Point in time: To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements. | ||
| system | ^Patient | ||
| scale | Ord = Ordinal: Ordered categorical responses, e.g., 1+, 2+, 3+; positive, negative; reactive, indeterminate, nonreactive. | ||
| method | |||
Additional Names | |||
| short name | Bdy weight; bod; Bodies; Finding; Findings; H+P; H+P.HX; Ordinal; P prime; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Self-perception of body wgt; Wt | ||
Basic Attributes | |||
| class | H&P.HX | ||
| type | 2 Clinical | ||
| order vs. observation | Self-perception | ||
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History/Usage | |||
| first released | |||
| last updated | 2.65 | ||
| last change type | ADD - added | ||
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