Dilemma of missing specific disease codes: an approach to assess the incidence and prevalence of a rare nephrology disease

Dilemma of missing specific disease codes: an approach to assess the incidence and prevalence of a rare nephrology disease

Abstract Background Estimating disease epidemiology using health insurance claims data is challenging due to the lack of specific diagnostic codes. This study demonstrates an approach to estimate the epidemiology of primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) using German Statutory Health Insurance...

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Main Authors: Matthias Roll, Amadeus Gladbach, Isabella Selinger, Thomas Hardt, Helena Himmelhaus, Christian Jacob, Timotheus Stremel, Julia Theil, Jürgen Floege
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-07-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Claims data
Statutory health insurance
Germany
Epidemiology
Primary immunoglobulin a nephropathy
IgAN
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-025-04271-4
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