This macro finds all potential index dates and creates the POV1 dataset. More...

Detailed Description

This macro finds all potential index dates and creates the POV1 dataset.

For types other than 4:
- Find a list of all potential index dates meeting washout.
- Restrict potential index dates to only those that meet cumulative and current filled daily dose criteria.
Get demographic information:
- Process Zip Codes.
- Calculate age and age strata.
- Add information relative to death and death censoring.
Add looking period related variables to POV1.

Program inputs

infolder.&ZIPFILE. (Lookup table required if a request requires stratification of results by geographic location.)
work._doseexcl&COHORTID. (Dataset containing cumulative dose exclusion.)
work._groupindex&COHORTID. (Dataset containing all potential index dates.)
work.looks (Dataset containing non overlapping looks dates.)
worktemp.demogs (Dataset including START and END dates to calculate age for each observation and a text string defining the age stratifications.)
worktemp.multidemogs (Dataset containing mutliple demographic entries.)
worktemp.enr_&ENROLLMENTNUM. (Dataset containing enrollment episodes.)

Program outputs

work._agegroups&COHORTID. (Dataset with all potential index dates and demographic variables.)
work._pov1&COHORTID. (Dataset with all potential index dates.)
work._zip&COHORTID. (Dataset with all potential index dates and zip codes.)

Usage

%ms_createpov1(COHORTID=&n.);

Parameters

[in] COHORTID Identifier for the cohort being processed (primary, secondary).

Author: Sentinel Coordinating Center (info@.nosp@m.sent.nosp@m.inels.nosp@m.yste.nosp@m.m.org)

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