comorbidity indicator

comor_ind

general

Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The boolean state value for a coexisting medical condition. Used to track the current state or condition of the comorbidity. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for comorbidity management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

comor_ind

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  comor_ind BOOLEAN,  -- comorbidity indicator (true/false flag)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  comor_ind as comorbidity_indicator
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

Healthcare data warehouse schema design and modeling
Interoperability and cross-system data exchange
ETL pipeline development and orchestration
Master data management (MDM) programs
Analytics and business intelligence reporting

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
comor_ind

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  comor_ind    BOOLEAN,  -- comorbidity indicator (true/false flag)
  created_dt  TIMESTAMP     NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
);

Column names follow the ISO-11179 naming convention: lowercase, underscore-separated, using the standard abbreviation as a prefix where applicable.

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