HL7 Europe IG Snapshot
0.0.2 - ci-build Unknown country code 'EU'

HL7 Europe IG Snapshot, published by Lithuanian Medical Library. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.0.2 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7LT/ig-eu-ehds/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Duomenų tipo profilis: Ratio (Eu Lab) - Išsamūs aprašymai

Draft nuo 2026-03-29

Ratio-eu-lab duomenų tipo profilis apibrėžimai

Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be foundhere

0. Ratio
Definition

A measured ratio (or a ratio that can potentially be measured) and uncertainty of the measurement. This profile imposes that the code system for units be UCUM.


A relationship of two Quantity values - expressed as a numerator and a denominator.

ShortA measured ratio using UCUMA ratio of two Quantity values - a numerator and a denominator
Comments

The Ratio datatype should only be used to express a relationship of two numbers if the relationship cannot be suitably expressed using a Quantity and a common unit. Where the denominator value is known to be fixed to "1", Quantity should be used instead of Ratio.

Control0..*
Is Modifierfalse
Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
rat-1: Numerator and denominator SHALL both be present, or both are absent. If both are absent, there SHALL be some extension present ((numerator.exists() and denominator.exists()) or (numerator.empty() and denominator.empty() and extension.exists()))
ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
rat-1: Numerator and denominator SHALL both be present, or both are absent. If both are absent, there SHALL be some extension present ((numerator.exists() and denominator.exists()) or (numerator.empty() and denominator.empty() and extension.exists()))
2. Ratio.extension:uncertainty
Slice Nameuncertainty
Definition

The primary measure of variance/uncertainty of the value (the square root of the sum of the squares of the differences between all data points and the mean).

ShortStandard Deviation (same units as the quantity)
Comments

standardDeviation has the same units as the quantity. It is used to normalize the data for computing the distribution function. Applications that cannot deal with probability distributions can still get an idea about the confidence level by looking at standardDeviation.

Control0..1
TypeExtension(Uncertainty) (Extension Type: decimal)
Is Modifierfalse
Summaryfalse
Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists())
ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists())
4. Ratio.extension:uncertaintyType
Slice NameuncertaintyType
Definition

A code specifying the type of probability distribution for the uncertainty.

ShortProbability Distribution Type for uncertainty
Comments

This is only meaningful if there is also an uncertainty extension. If there is an uncertainty extension with no type, this means that the probability distribution type is unknown. In that case, the uncertainty has the meaning of an informal guess.

Control0..1
TypeExtension(Uncertainty type) (Extension Type: code)
Is Modifierfalse
Summaryfalse
Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists())
ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists())

Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be foundhere

0. Ratio
Definition

A measured ratio (or a ratio that can potentially be measured) and uncertainty of the measurement. This profile imposes that the code system for units be UCUM.

ShortA measured ratio using UCUM
2. Ratio.extension:uncertainty
Slice Nameuncertainty
Control0..1
TypeExtension(Uncertainty) (Extension Type: decimal)
4. Ratio.extension:uncertaintyType
Slice NameuncertaintyType
Control0..1
TypeExtension(Uncertainty type) (Extension Type: code)

Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be foundhere

0. Ratio
Definition

A measured ratio (or a ratio that can potentially be measured) and uncertainty of the measurement. This profile imposes that the code system for units be UCUM.

ShortA measured ratio using UCUM
Comments

The Ratio datatype should only be used to express a relationship of two numbers if the relationship cannot be suitably expressed using a Quantity and a common unit. Where the denominator value is known to be fixed to "1", Quantity should be used instead of Ratio.

Control0..*
Is Modifierfalse
Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
rat-1: Numerator and denominator SHALL both be present, or both are absent. If both are absent, there SHALL be some extension present ((numerator.exists() and denominator.exists()) or (numerator.empty() and denominator.empty() and extension.exists()))
2. Ratio.id
Definition

Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.

ShortUnique id for inter-element referencing
Control0..1
This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Typeid
Is Modifierfalse
XML FormatIn the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute.
Summaryfalse
4. Ratio.extension
Definition

May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and managable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.

ShortAdditional content defined by implementations
Comments

There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.

Control0..*
TypeExtension
Is Modifierfalse
Summaryfalse
Alternate Namesextensions, user content
Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists())
SlicingThis element introduces a set of slices on Ratio.extension. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators:
  • value @ url
  • 6. Ratio.extension:uncertainty
    Slice Nameuncertainty
    Definition

    The primary measure of variance/uncertainty of the value (the square root of the sum of the squares of the differences between all data points and the mean).

    ShortStandard Deviation (same units as the quantity)
    Comments

    standardDeviation has the same units as the quantity. It is used to normalize the data for computing the distribution function. Applications that cannot deal with probability distributions can still get an idea about the confidence level by looking at standardDeviation.

    Control0..1
    TypeExtension(Uncertainty) (Extension Type: decimal)
    Is Modifierfalse
    Summaryfalse
    Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
    ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists())
    8. Ratio.extension:uncertaintyType
    Slice NameuncertaintyType
    Definition

    A code specifying the type of probability distribution for the uncertainty.

    ShortProbability Distribution Type for uncertainty
    Comments

    This is only meaningful if there is also an uncertainty extension. If there is an uncertainty extension with no type, this means that the probability distribution type is unknown. In that case, the uncertainty has the meaning of an informal guess.

    Control0..1
    TypeExtension(Uncertainty type) (Extension Type: code)
    Is Modifierfalse
    Summaryfalse
    Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
    ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists())
    10. Ratio.numerator
    Definition

    The value of the numerator.

    ShortNumerator value
    Control0..1
    This element is affected by the following invariants: rat-1
    TypeQuantity
    Is Modifierfalse
    Summarytrue
    Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
    12. Ratio.denominator
    Definition

    The value of the denominator.

    ShortDenominator value
    Control0..1
    This element is affected by the following invariants: rat-1
    TypeQuantity(SimpleQuantity)
    Is Modifierfalse
    Summarytrue
    Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))