LOINC Code 88424-7: Walking physical activity.active transportation domain [IPAQ]

What is this code?

LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Walking physical activity.active transportation domain. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

When is it used?

• Used in lab systems, EHRs, and clinical data exchange.
• May identify a test, observation, survey item, or clinical document request rather than a diagnosis.
• Status: ACTIVE
• Order vs observation: Observation
• Method: IPAQ

What it does not mean

• The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

• Walking physical activity.active transportation domain [IPAQ]
• Walking physical activity.active transportation domain
• A patient's walking physical activity in the active transportation domain can be reported as a continuous variable based on the duration (e.g. in minutes) and frequency (e.g. days) of walking to and from work, to do errands or to go from place to place. The activity level is reported in MET-minutes/week or MET-minutes/day, although the former is more frequently used and is thus suggested.
• Activ; Actvty; Arbitrary rate; Movements; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Survey; Walking PA.active transport; Walking phys activity

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges.

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