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Table 1 Examples of data elements in NACC

From: An ontology-based approach for harmonization and cross-cohort query of Alzheimer’s disease data resources

VariableName

Form

VariableType

ShortDescriptor

DataType

AllowableCodes

EDUC

a1

Original UDS question

Years of education

Numeric cross-sectional

0 - 36; 99 = Unknown

NORMCOG

d1

Original UDS question

Normal cognition and behavior

Numeric longitudinal

0 = No; 1 = Yes

NACCVASC

np

NACC Derived Variable

Ischemic, hemorrhagic, or vascular pathology present

Numeric cross-sectional

0 = No; 1 = One or more vascular pathology; 9 = Unknown