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RADx® Data Hub
Variable Information
LabelNew loss of taste or smell
SectionSymptoms
Data Typeinteger
RADx Variable CategoryRADx Core Variable
Description
The nih_olfactory data element records responses to the prompt, or a congruently meaning prompt, "New loss of taste or smell". Equivalent prompts are: - "New loss of taste or smell" RADx-UP - "New loss of taste or smell" RADx-rad - "Unable to taste or smell" RADx-Tech - "New loss of taste or smell" RADx-DHT The values for this data element are integers that come from a list of 5 permissible integer values. The nih_olfactory data element is the result of the harmonization of other RADx program data elements: covid_olfactory RADx-UP; new_loss_of_taste_or_smell RADx-rad; unable_to_taste_or_smell RADx-Tech; dht_olfactory, dht_loss_smell, dht_loss_taste RADx-DHT Note that the meaning of the value 97 is context specific and depends on the subset of permissible value used by a specific study (not all studies presented the full set of permissible values documented here for this data element). Therefore, the meaning of the value 97 in an individual data record MUST be determined by referring to the original data dictionary for the non-harmonized data in that study.
Keywordsageusia; loss of taste
Term
From
RADx-DHT dht_olfactory
RADx-Tech unable_to_taste_or_smell
RADx-UP covid_olfactory_2
RADx-rad new_loss_of_taste_or_smell
Permissible Values
Specimens Table
Value
Label
0
No
1
Yes
97
Other
98
Don’t know
99
Prefer not to answer
List of Studies Using Variable