1. CDISC’s VSTEST Names in NCI’s caDSR aligning Concepts in NCI’s Thesaurus to the Names
Value
Value Meaning
Value Meaning Concept Codes
Value Meaning Description
BMI
Body Mass Index
C16358
One of the anthropometric measures of body mass; it has the highest correlation with skinfold thickness or body density.
BODYFAT
Adipose Tissue
C12472
Connective tissue composed of fat cells lodged in the meshes of areolar tissue.
BSA
Body Surface Area
C25157
A measure of the 2-dimensional exent of the body surface.
DIABP
Diastolic Pressure
C25299
The blood pressure after the contraction of the heart while the chambers of the heart refill with blood.
FRMSIZE
Body Frame Size
C49680
No value exists.
HEIGHT
Height
C25347
Height; the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top. HR
Heart Rate
C49677
MAP
Mean Arterial Pressure
C49679
PULSE
Pulse Rate
C49676
RESP
Respiratory Rate
C49678
SYSBP
Systolic Pressure
C25298
The blood pressure during the contraction of the left ventricle of the heart.
TEMP
Temperature
C25206
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment.
WEIGHT
Weight
C25208
The vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity.

2. Concept structures in NCI’s Thesaurus for Concepts that have been in aligned to proposed CDISC’s VSTEST Names
Personal Attribute
Action
Property or Attribute
Conceptual Entities
Anatomic Structure System or Substance
Finding by Site or System
Body Frame Size (FRMSIZE)
Blood Pressure
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Body Surface Area (BSA)
Observation
Characteristic
Temperature (TEMP)
Microanatomic Structure
Cardiovascular System Finding
Diastolic Pressure
(DIABP)
Systolic Pressure
(SYSBP)
Vital Signs Test Name
Weight (WEIGHT)
Height (HEIGHT)
Tissue
Heart Rate (HR)
Pulse Rate (PULSE)
Respiratory Rate (RESP)
Connective and Soft Tissue
Blood Pressure Finding
Soft Tissue
Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP)
NCI’s Thesaurus relates concept in hierarical structure by using super- and sub-concepts.
Adipose Tissue (BODYFAT)