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Program
 US Growth Charts - CDC
Date of support information
 2002-03-25
Support #
  
Topic
 List of patient data variables
   

Introduction
The growth chart object contains a number of predefined patient data fields that is used to "communicate" patient data to the growth chart. Use the code in the example to set any of these variables.
Syntax PatientData.Field['Name of field']
     
Patient Record
Complete once per patient. Fields in bold are mandatory
Name of field
Field type
Description
ID String ID of the child. Normally the Swedish Personnummer, but no controls are applied to this field. For display purposes only.
FirstName String First name of the child. Displayed on the upper part of the growth chart.
SurName String Surname of the child. Displayed on the upper part of the growth chart.
BirthDate Date Date of birth.
Sex String Just a text string giving the sex of the patient. Used to display the sex on the growth chart, so it should be in the local language. Example "Male" and "Female" or "Pojke" and "Flicka".
IsMale Boolean Important variable which determines the layout and references of the graph.
     

Graph settings
 Complete once per patient. Fields in bold are mandatory
Name of field Field type Default value Description
UsValues Boolean False If set to True data supplied to the ActiveX can be given in inch and lbs instead of cm and kg. (Will be removed in 2.0, Q1 2006)  
     

Visit Record
Complete one of these records per visit. Fields in bold are mandatory. 
Name of field Field type Description
DateVisit Date Date of visit. Only used to display dates in the data tables.
Height Float Height in cm at this date.
Weight Float Weight in kg at this date.
HeadCirc Float Head circumference in cm at this date.