Overview of BioBank Japan follow-up data in 32 diseases.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We established a patient-oriented biobank, BioBank Japan, with information on approximately 200,000 patients, suffering from any of 47 common diseases. This follow-up survey focused on 32 diseases, potentially associated with poor vital prognosis, and collected patient survival information, including cause of death. We performed a survival analysis for all subjects to get an overview of BioBank Japan follow-up data.

Methods

A total of 141,612 participants were included. The survival data were last updated in 2014. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was performed after categorizing subjects according to sex, age group, and disease status. Relative survival rates were estimated using a survival-rate table of the Japanese general population.

Results

Of 141,612 sub

SUBMITTER: Hirata M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5363789 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature