The effect of disease co-occurrence measurement on multimorbidity networks: a population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Network analysis, a technique for describing relationships, can provide insights into patterns of co-occurring chronic health conditions. The effect that co-occurrence measurement has on disease network structure and resulting inferences has not been well studied. The purpose of the study was to compare structural differences among multimorbidity networks constructed using different co-occurrence measures.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was conducted using four fiscal years of administrative health data (2015/16 - 2018/19) from the province of Manitoba, Canada (population 1.5 million). Chronic conditions were identified using diagnosis codes from electronic records of physician visits, surgeries, and inpatient hospitalizations, and grouped into categories us

SUBMITTER: Monchka BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9175465 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature