cohort

Description

The COHORT table contains records of subjects that satisfy a given set of criteria for a duration of time. The definition of the cohort is contained in the COHORT_DEFINITION table. This is a new table introduced in CDM v5.4.

Standard Clinical Data Table

Table Columns

field type required
cohort_definition_id integer Yes
subject_id integer Yes
cohort_start_date date Yes
cohort_end_date date Yes

Columns Description

cohort_definition_id

A foreign key to a record in the COHORT_DEFINITION table containing relevant Cohort Definition information.

subject_id

A foreign key to the subject in the cohort. These could be referring to the person, provider, visit record etc.

cohort_start_date

The date when the Cohort Definition criteria for the Person, Provider or Visit first match.

cohort_end_date

The date when the Cohort Definition criteria for the Person, Provider or Visit cease to match or the Cohort Definition end date.