Development of a case definition for polycystic ovary syndrome using administrative health data: a validation study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To develop and validate a polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) case definition using administrative health data sources.

Design

A validation study.

Setting

Secondary care centre outpatient gynaecology clinic in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Participants

3951 electronic health records of women aged 18-45 years who presented to a gynaecology clinic in Calgary, Canada, between January 2014 and December 2019 were reviewed. We identified 180 patients with PCOS using the Rotterdam criteria. Participants were excluded if they were biologically male, pregnant at the time of the consultation, did not meet the date criteria or if their consultation note was missing. The chart data were connected to the Practitioner Claims and the Discharge Abstract Database by persona

SUBMITTER: Salem JN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12658500 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature