Data dictionary: Drugs - DMA

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Table 1: Demographic Information

Variables
Gender
Age as registered in DICA or DBC age at diagnosis
Hospital patient code

Table 2: Diagnosis and Treatment

Variables
Subdiagnosis
Subdiagnosis_description
Diagnosis date from DICA registry
Treatment combination, based on active ingredients with overlapping treatment window
Start date of the treatment combination
Stop date of the treatment combination
Treatment step

Table 3: Hospital and Care Details

Variables
Hospital agb code
Type of hospital
Highest level care activity group
Description on the highest level care activity group
Care activity group
Description of the care activity group
Care activity code
Care activity description

Table 4: Medication and Comorbidity

Variables
All medication definitions
Active ingredient name
Merknaam (Brand name)
ATC 1 code through ATC 5 code
Comorbidity score

Table 5: Mortality and Follow-up

Variables
Date of death
Mortality status
Time from diagnosis date until max activity date
If a patient was treated prior to death