Positive 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.
Camilla RyeKatrine Hass RubinFrederik Trier MøllerMette JulsgaardTine JessVibeke AndersenPublished in: Clinical epidemiology (2021)
Validity of IBD diagnoses in the registry of individuals aged 50+ years increased with the number of registrations. It is recommended that these results are taken into consideration in future studies, especially in epidemiology research using NPR as a data source for patients diagnosed with IBD.