Data Dictionary: Cancer Registry

Go back to Database: Statistik Austria Cancer Registry (Austria) page

Source: click here to learn more (information can be found by searching for "KRE 2020 - Krebsstatistik (Krebsregister)" in the search bar and opening the file).

Demographic Characteristics
Variable	Definition
PUBL_GENDER	Gender
PUBL_BDL	State
PUBL_GEBDAT_YYYY	Year of birth
ALTER_KRE_J	Age at diagnosis in years
ALTER_KRE_M	Age at diagnosis in months
ALTER_KRE_T	Age at diagnosis in days
VITALSTATUS	Vital status at the end of the year following the last reporting year (alive/died on December 31 PUBL_KREBJ+1)
PUBL_TODDAT_YYYY - Year of death	Year of death
AGE_STF_J	Age at death in years
ALTER_STF_M	Age at death in months
AGE_STF_T	Age at death in days

Disease Characteristics
Variable	Definition
PUBL_KREBJ	Reporting year (diagnosis year)
ICD_10	International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems/ 10th Revision (ICD10)/ 4-digit
ICD_10_3	International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems/ 10th Revision (ICD10)/ 3-digit
TTUM_ICD	International Classification of Diseases for Oncology/ Third Edition/ Second Revision 2019 (ICD-O-3/ Rev.2)/ Topography
TTUM_HISTO	International Classification of Diseases for Oncology/ Third Edition/ Second Revision 2019 (ICD-O-3/ Rev.2)/ Morphology
TTUM_VERH	International Classification of Oncology Diseases/ Third Edition/ Second Revision 2019 (ICD-O-3/ Rev.2)/ Behavior
ICCC_MAIN	International Classification of Childhood Cancer (ICCC-3)/ Main Chapters
ICCC_EXTENDED	International Classification of Childhood Cancer (ICCC-3)/ subchapters
AYA_MAIN	International Classification of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer (AYA)/ Main Chapters
AYA_EXTENDED	International Classification of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer (AYA)/ subchapters
RARE_MAIN	International Classification of Rare Tumors (RARE)/ Main Chapter
RARE_EXTENDED	International Classification of Rare Tumors (RARE)/ subchapters
TTUM_STDGROB	State at diagnosis
TTUM_DIAGMETH	Diagnostic method
PUBL_mp_malignome_invasiv -	Tumor sequence number/ related to an individual's malignant invasive tumors since 1983
PUBL_mp_malignome_invasivinsitu	Tumor sequence number/ related to an individual's malignant tumors (invasive and in situ) since 1983

Survival Time
Variable	Definition
UEL_J	Survival in years (to date of death or 31.12 PUBL_KREBJ+1)
UEL_M	Survival in months (to date of death or 31.12 PUBL_KREBJ+1)
UEL_T	Survival in days (to date of death or 31.12 PUBL_KREBJ+1)