biological_sex #

The concept we in STRONG AYA refer to as “biological_sex” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C28421.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “Sex” and is defined as “An arbitrary categorization of individuals based on the assemblage of physical properties related to reproduction, and commonly associated with the designation of such categories as female and male. This designation is based on a combination of observable information from organ inventories, morphological assessments, hormone assessments, genetic testing, observed primary and secondary sex characteristics, menstrual status, and/or obstetric history. Current sex designation may or may not be the same as an individual’s sex assigned or reported at birth. IMPORTANT NOTICE: The NCI Thesaurus contains biomedical terminologies that NCI does not own or control. This concept contains gender-related content that does not comply with Executive Order 14168.”

biological_sex values #

In STRONG AYA, this concept is recorded as “male”, “female”, “intersex” and “missing_or_unspecified”.

The value we in STRONG AYA refer to as “male” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C20197.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “Male” and is defined as “An individual who belongs to the sex that normally produces sperm.”

The value we in STRONG AYA refer to as “female” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C16576.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “Female” and is defined as “An individual who belongs to the sex that normally produces ova.”

The value we in STRONG AYA refer to as “intersex” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C45908.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “Intersex” and is defined as “Refers to an individual who was born with genitalia and/or secondary sexual characteristics of indeterminate sex, or which combine features of both sexes.”

The value we in STRONG AYA refer to as “missing_or_unspecified” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C54031.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “Missing” and is defined as “Not existing; not able to be found.”