Comparison of prevalence and exposure-disease associations using self-report and hospitalization data among enrollees of the world trade center health registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although many studies have investigated agreement between survey and hospitalization data for disease prevalence, it is unknown whether exposure-chronic disease associations vary based on data collection method. We investigated agreement between self-report and administrative data for the following: 1) disease prevalence, and 2) the accuracy of self-reported hospitalization in the last 12 months, and 3) the association of seven chronic diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, hypertension, heart attack, stroke, asthma, diabetes, hyperlipidemia) with four measures of 9/11 exposure.

Methods

Enrollees of the World Trade Center Health Registry who resided in New York State were included (N = 18,206). Hospitalization data for chronic diseases were obtained from the New York Sta

SUBMITTER: Alper HE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8353750 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature