Estimating the prevalence of polymyositis and dermatomyositis from administrative data: age, sex and regional differences

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
S BernatskyA E Clarke

Abstract

To estimate the prevalence of polymyositis and dermatomyositis using population-based administrative data, the sensitivity of case ascertainment approaches and patient demographics and these parameters. Cases were ascertained from Quebec physician billing and hospitalisation databases (approximately 7.5 million beneficiaries). Three different case definition algorithms were compared, and statistical methods were also used that account for imperfect case ascertainment, to generate estimates of disease prevalence and case ascertainment sensitivity. A hierarchical Bayesian latent class regression model was developed to assess patient characteristics with respect to these parameter estimates. Using methods that account for the imperfect nature of both billing and hospitalisation databases, the 2003 prevalence of polymyositis and dermatomyositis was estimated to be 21.5/100,000 (95% credible interval (CrI) 19.4 to 23.9). Prevalence was higher for women and for older individuals, with a tendency for higher prevalence in urban areas. Prevalence estimates were lowest in young rural men (2.7/100,000, 95% CrI 1.6 to 4.1) and highest in older urban women (70/100,000, 95% CrI 61.3 to 79.3). Sensitivity of case ascertainment tended to be lo...Continue Reading

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