Participants by exposure category
A participant counts once per category. Text candidates include negated and family-history mentions until reviewed.
| Category | Participants, coded record | Participants, text candidate | Participants, either | ECTO term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| military_service | held back for cell size | 9 | 9 | not yet assigned | |
| pesticides_agriculture | 0 | 5 | 5 | not yet assigned | |
| emf_radiation | 0 | 5 | 5 | not yet assigned | |
| smoking | 5 | 5 | 5 | ECTO:9000250 exposure to nicotine | |
| head_trauma | 0 | 5 | 5 | not yet assigned | |
| cyanotoxins | 0 | 5 | 5 | not yet assigned | |
| solvents_industrial | 0 | 5 | 5 | not yet assigned |
Coded records (ICD-10-CM)
| Code | Label | Category | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
ICD-10-CM Z87.891 | Personal history of nicotine dependence | smoking | 5 |
ICD-10-CM Z91.82 | Personal history of military deployment | military_service | held back for cell size |
Text patterns
Context cues come from the words just before each match.
| Pattern | Category | Participants | Candidates | Share of candidates with a context cue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
smoking_status_formerFormer tobacco smoker | smoking | 5 | 16 | none |
pack_yearsPack-years quantification | smoking | 5 | 16 | none |
pesticide_generalPesticide / herbicide / insecticide exposure | pesticides_agriculture | 5 | 19 | none |
farming_occupationAgricultural occupation | pesticides_agriculture | 5 | 19 | none |
contact_sport_footballFootball history | head_trauma | 5 | 18 | none |
emf_electricalElectromagnetic field / electrical occupational exposure | emf_radiation | 5 | 16 | none |
cyanotoxinCyanotoxin / BMAA exposure | cyanotoxins | 5 | 17 | none |
tce_pceTCE / PCE chlorinated solvent exposure | solvents_industrial | 5 | 17 | none |
military_service_generalMilitary service mention | military_service | 5 | 16 | possible negation 100% |
military_gulf_warGulf War / OIF / OEF / OND deployment | military_service | held back for cell size | held back for cell size | held back for cell size |
ECTO mapping by category
Terms are filled in only where they were checked against an ECTO release; check the others at the EBI Ontology Lookup Service before use.
| Category | ECTO term | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| air_pollution | ECTO:0000977 exposure to ultrafine respirable suspended particulate matter via inhalation | verified | This is the verified term for PM2.5/PM10 inhalation. For diesel exhaust, NO2, or other named pollutants, prefer the specific child term. |
| asbestos | ECTO:9000033 exposure to asbestos | verified | |
| biological_mold | not yet assigned | pending | Verify at OLS: fungal toxin / mycotoxin exposure terms. |
| biological_other | not yet assigned | catch_all | Catch-all bucket; not a real ECTO term. |
| cyanotoxins | not yet assigned | pending | Verify at OLS. ECTO has chemical-level terms for specific cyanotoxins (microcystin, BMAA, anatoxin-a) that may be more appropriate than a generic cyanotoxin parent. |
| emf_radiation | not yet assigned | pending | Verify at OLS: distinguish ionizing radiation (X-ray, gamma) from non-ionizing (EMF, RF, UV). Different ECTO terms. |
| environmental_other | not yet assigned | catch_all | Catch-all bucket; not a real ECTO term. Records here need re-categorization. |
| head_trauma | not yet assigned | pending | Head trauma is a physical / mechanical exposure rather than a chemical exposure; ECTO coverage for blast/impact events is limited. May need OBI or another ontology for more precise encoding. |
| heavy_metals | not yet assigned | pending | No verified parent term yet. Verified child terms: ECTO:9000945 lead, ECTO:0001571 mercury, ECTO:9000032 arsenic. The individual EXPOSURE_PATTERNS hold these specific IDs in ecto_seed. |
| military_service | not yet assigned | pending | ECTO does not have a "military service" parent term; the operational guidance is to encode specific sub-exposures separately (Agent Orange: herbicide; Camp Lejeune: TCE and PCE in drinking water; blast injury: see head_trauma). |
| occupational_dust | not yet assigned | pending | Verify at OLS: silica, coal, wood, and grain dust each have specific terms. |
| occupational_noise | not yet assigned | pending | Verify at OLS. |
| occupational_other | not yet assigned | catch_all | Catch-all bucket; not a real ECTO term. |
| other_psychosocial | not yet assigned | out_of_scope | Psychosocial exposures are out of scope for ECTO; consider other ontologies for these (e.g. OBI, MSH). |
| pesticides_agriculture | not yet assigned | pending | Verify the parent term at OLS (search "exposure to pesticide"). Specific child terms exist for individual agents (paraquat, glyphosate, organophosphates, DDT); prefer the most specific term when the agent is known. |
| radiation | not yet assigned | pending | Distinguish ionizing (medical X-ray, gamma, alpha) vs non-ionizing (UV, RF, EMF); these are different ECTO terms. |
| smoking | ECTO:9000250 exposure to nicotine | verified | For more specific encoding, consider exposure to cigarette smoke, tobacco smoke, or second-hand smoke separately. |
| soil_pollution | not yet assigned | pending | Verify at OLS. |
| solvents_industrial | not yet assigned | pending | Verify parent term at OLS (search "exposure to organic solvent"). Specific child terms exist for benzene, formaldehyde, TCE/PCE, etc. |
| water_pollution | not yet assigned | pending | Verify at OLS. Usually co-coded with a specific contaminant (lead in water, TCE in water, etc.). |