HICDEP: HIV Cohorts Data Exchange Protocol Version 1.30 – 28th of March 2008 Edited by Jesper Kjær and Bruno Ledergerber Updates maintained by: Jesper Kjær CHIP - Copenhagen HIV Programme University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health Sciences The Panum Institute/Building 21.1 Blegdamsvej 3B 2200 Copenhagen N Denmark E-mail [email protected] HICDEP: HIV Cohorts Data Exchange Protocol Version 1.30 – 28th of March 2008 Table of contents 1 About this document .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................6 2 General data format...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7 2.1 Overview of data tables..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7 2.2 Diagram..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................8 2.3 Structure of data .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................9 2.3.1 From flat files towards a normalised structure.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................9 2.3.2 Technical considerations....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................10 2.4 Coding conventions......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................11 2.4.1 Date codes..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................11 2.4.2 ICD-10 codes .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................12 2.4.3 ATC codes .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................12 2.4.4 Other codes ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................14 3 Specific descriptions ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................16 3.1 tblBAS - Basic clinical, background and demographic information.............................................................................................................................................................................................17 3.1.1 Core fields..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................17 3.1.2 Coding options/lookup tables.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................18 3.1.3 Additional fields ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................20 3.2 tblLTFU – Death and drop-out.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................21 3.2.1 Core fields..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................21 3.2.2 Coding options/lookup tables.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................22 3.2.3 Additional fields ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................23 3.3 tblOVERLAP - Cross-cohort identification..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................25 3.3.1 Core fields..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................25 3.4 tblVIS - Basic follow-up/visit related data ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................26 3.4.1 Core fields..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................26 3.5 tblART - Antiretroviral treatment.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................27 3.5.1 Core fields..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................27 3.5.2 Coding options/lookup tables.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................27 3.5.3 Additional fields ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................31 3.6 tblMED - Other medication..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................33 3.6.1 Core fields..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................33 3.6.2 Coding options/lookup tables.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................33 3.6.3 Additional fields ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................36