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. 2023 Jan 31;24(Suppl 1):S95–S104. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnad008

Table 2.

Study Data Tabulation Model (SDTM) variable names and descriptions

Type of variable and variable name Description
Identifier variables
 STUDYID Study ID
 USUBJID Unique subject ID
 --SEQ Variable to identify unique observations in a dataset
Timing variables
 VISIT Visit name
 VISITNUM Visit number
 --DY Study day of finding
 --DTC Date/time of finding
 --EVLINT Evaluation interval
Grouping and synonym qualifiers
 --CAT Category (grouping qualifier)
 --SCAT Subcategory (grouping qualifier)
 --TEST Name of measurement, test, or examination (synonym qualifier)
 --TESTCD Abbreviated test code (grouping qualifier)
Result qualifiers
 --STRESC Character result or finding in standard format
 --STRESN Numeric result or finding in standard format
 --ORRES Result or finding in original units
Record qualifiers
 --DRVFL Derived flag
Variable qualifiers
 --STRESU Standard units of result or finding
 --ORRESU Units of original result or finding