being_processed {ccoptimalmatch}

Data for matching cases with controls

Description

A dataset containing cases and controls using the Intego registry data. The variables are as follows:

Usage

data(being_processed)

Format

A data frame with 77110 rows and 11 variables

Details

• cluster_case: each case forms a cluster with all poosible controls to be matched

• Patient_Id: Unique identifier for each patient

• case_control: binary, if case==Colorectal Cancer, else control

• case_ind: binary, if 1==case, else control

• JCG: Year of Contact

• entry_year: the year that the patient first entrered the database

• CI: Comorbidity Index. Count of chronic diseases before index data

• age_diff: difference of age between cases and controls

• fup_diff: difference of follow-up between cases and controls

• total_control_per_case: total controls that are available to be pooled per case

• freq_of_controls: how many times the control is available to be matched for different cases