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ccoptimalmatch (version 0.1.0)

being_processed: 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)

Arguments

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