Predictive models of disease burden at diagnosis in persons with adult-onset ulcerative colitis using health administrative data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health administrative data is increasingly used to conduct population-based health services research. A major limitation of these data for the study of inflammatory bowel diseases is the absence of detailed clinical information relating to disease burden. We used Ontario health administrative data to develop predictive models of disease burden at diagnosis in ulcerative colitis (UC) patients for future use in population-based studies of incident UC cohorts.

Methods

Through chart review, we characterized macroscopic colitis activity and extent at diagnosis in consecutive adult-onset UC patients diagnosed at The Ottawa Hospital between 2001 and 2012. We linked this cohort to Ontario health administrative data to test the capacity of administrative variables to discr

SUBMITTER: Murthy SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6341567 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature