tblNEWBORN_ABNORM - Abnormalities

Abnormalities in newborns are recorded here, one abnormality per row. The absence of a record is to be interpreted as "unknown whether the abnormality existed" since most cohorts only record positive events.

Please also read the notes on pregnancy tables.

Core fields

Note: Fields marked bold form the unique identifier for a record of the table. For multiple abnormalities, please specify one record per abnormality.

Field name	Format	Description
CHILD_ID	Character (or numeric if possible)	Patient ID of the child
ABNORM_T_S	character: O = Old Hicdep-style coding N = New IeDEA-style coding	abnormality type coding system
ABNORM_T	New IeDEA-style coding, see coding table Old Hicdep-style coding, character: 1 = Birth defect(s) (detectable in physical examination including skin abnormalities) 2 = Congenital infection(s) 3 = Drug withdrawal syndrome 4.1 = Neurological disorder(s): abnormal reflexes 4.2 = Neurological disorder(s): abnormal motility 4.3 = Neurological disorder(s): abnormal tonus 90 = Other health problems	type of abnormality
ABNORM_S	character	further specification of the abnormality

QA Checks

Table	Crosstable	Error Code	Description	Study specific	HICDEP?
AllTables	CrossTable	ATC001	any date in database after DEATH_D in tblLTFU		YES
AllTables	CrossTable	ATC002	any date in database after DROP_D in tblLTFU		YES
AllTables	CrossTable	ATC003	any date in database before BIRTH_D in tblBAS		YES
AllTables	CrossTable	ATC004	any date in database in the future		YES
AllTables	CrossTable	ATC005	patients submitted previously who have been missed out		YES
AllTables	CrossTable	ATC006	Any fields not coded as coding lists on table definition		YES
tblNEWBORN_ABNORM	CrossTable	NAC001	CHILD_ID doesn't exist in NEWBORN		YES
tblNEWBORN_ABNORM	WithinTable	NAW001	ABNORM_T=90 but ABNORM_S null		YES