How to map gender identity

[clairblacketer]

How to map gender identity

CDM or THEMIS convention?

THEMIS

Is this a general convention?

Yes

Summary of issues

• The term "gender_concept_id" is outdated and really should be "sex_concept_id". Since changing gender_concept_id is a huge lift for developers and package maintainers, this change will be implemented at the next major release. In the meantime, how should gender identity be stored in the CDM?

Summary of answer

• Any gender-related information that can change over time, like gender identify, should be put in the OBSERVATION table.

Related links

• https://forums.ohdsi.org/t/can-we-migrate-from-gender-to-sex-please/18875/22
• https://forums.ohdsi.org/t/can-we-migrate-from-gender-to-sex-please/18875

Other comments/notes

• related to #94

[clairblacketer]

Issue # and location

• Themis issue #102

Issue summary

The term "gender_concept_id" is outdated and really should be "sex_concept_id". Since changing gender_concept_id is a huge lift for developers and package maintainers, this change will be implemented at the next major release. In the meantime, how should gender identity be stored in the CDM?

Convention type

Global

CDM table

NA

CDM field

NA

Links to issue discussion

• OHDSI Forums discussion

Provenance of data

Applies to any database that captures gender identity, regardless of provenance

The ratified convention

Any gender-related information that can change over time, like gender identify, should be put in the OBSERVATION table.

Date of ratification/published

Sept 24, 2021

Downstream implications

No

Link to DQD check

No

Related conventions/further information

Related to issue #94

#Tags gender, gender_identity

[clairblacketer]

opened PR https://github.com/OHDSI/Themis/pull/113