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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jan 12.
Published in final edited form as: Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2015;2015:2530–2533. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2015.7318907

Table I.

Structured Variable Categories, Examples, Number Of Unique Variables, And Aggregation Methods.

Variable Category Example Variables # of Variables Aggregation Method
Clinical Diagnosis Diabetes, Cardiac disorders, etc. 18,569 count
Clinical Measures Pulse, Systolic blood pressure, etc. 6 mean
Labs Cholesterol, Serum Glucose, etc. 2,336 mean
Medication Reconciliation Beta Blockers, Loop Diuretics, etc. 1,250 count
Prescription Order Furosemide, digoxin, etc. 3,952 count
Imaging Order Echo orders, etc. 18 count
Hospitalization The ICD-9 associated with the hospitalization. 7,304 count