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4.6 Linkage with administrative databases<br />

Our cohort <strong>of</strong> IBD, non-IBD, <strong>an</strong>d possible IBD patients was linked to the Calgary Health<br />

Region administrative databases using their unique PHNs. Linkage was done separately<br />

to PC (FY1995-FY2004), IP (FY1995-FY2004) <strong>an</strong>d ACCS (FY1996-FY2004) databases.<br />

All the data files were tr<strong>an</strong>s<strong>for</strong>med from SAS into STATA datasets <strong>an</strong>d all <strong>of</strong> the <strong>an</strong>alysis<br />

was done with STATA s<strong>of</strong>tware version 9.0 (Stata Corp, College Station, Tex).<br />

In each database, <strong>an</strong>y record with <strong>an</strong> IBD diagnostic <strong>ICD</strong> code in <strong>an</strong>y diagnosis field was<br />

identified. A preliminary <strong>an</strong>alysis was done regarding the frequency <strong>an</strong>d periodicity <strong>of</strong><br />

IBD codes in each database. In addition the procedures that led to a diagnosis <strong>of</strong> IBD<br />

were retrieved in the ACCS database. The status <strong>of</strong> the IBD diagnostic code in IP<br />

database was also determined (i.e. most responsible diagnosis or not).<br />

A pooled dataset was developed out <strong>of</strong> IP, ACCS, <strong>an</strong>d PC databases with the following<br />

variables:<br />

• PHNs<br />

• IBD diagnostic code(s) in IP database <strong>for</strong> each PHN<br />

• Assignment date(s) <strong>of</strong> the IBD code(s) in IP database IBD <strong>for</strong> each PHN<br />

• IBD diagnostic code(s) in ACCS database <strong>for</strong> each PHN<br />

• Assignment date(s) <strong>of</strong> the IBD diagnostic code(s) in IP database <strong>for</strong> each PHN<br />

• IBD diagnostic code(s) in PC database <strong>for</strong> each PHN<br />

• Assignment date(s) <strong>of</strong> the IBD diagnostic code(s) in PC database <strong>for</strong> each PHN<br />

• IBD status <strong>for</strong> each PHN (retrieved from the EndoPro search)<br />

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