Open AccessPositive Predictive Value of Diagnostic Codes for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Danish National Patient Registry Among Individuals 50+ Years, Using Patient Records as Reference Standard
Author(s) -
Camilla Rye,
Katrine Hass Rubin,
Frederik Trier Møller,
Mette Julsgaard,
Tine Jess,
Vibeke Andersen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.868
H-Index - 58
ISSN - 1179-1349
DOI - 10.2147/clep.s298770
Subject(s) - medicine , inflammatory bowel disease , medical diagnosis , medical record , cohort , ulcerative colitis , cancer registry , danish , patient registry , epidemiology , irritable bowel syndrome , colorectal cancer , disease , cohort study , rochester epidemiology project , cancer , pathology , linguistics , philosophy , population based study
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), are chronic diseases. The aim was to validate diagnoses of IBD among patients aged 50+ years in the Danish National Patient Registry (NPR) by comparison with patient medical records.