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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Med Inform. 2012 Jul 2;82(4):239–247. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2012.05.015

Table 3.

The Numbers of and Reasons that Contribute to False-Negative Subjects.

Time Frame of EMR Data FN Subjects, No. Missing Diagnosis Codes for T2DM, No. (%) Missing Prior Abnormal Laboratory Reports, No. (%) Missing Use History of DM-Related Meds or Supplies, No. (%)
Case 2007 (1 yr) 681 384 (56) 137 (20) 160 (23)
2006–2007 (2 yrs) 404 197 (49) 128 (32) 79 (20)
2005–2007 (3 yrs) 304 133 (44) 122 (40) 49 (16)
2004–2007 (4 yrs) 220 89 (40) 103 (47) 28 (13)
2003–2007 (5 yrs) 154 56 (36) 80 (52) 18 (12)
2002–2007 (6 yrs) 120 42 (35) 64 (53) 14 (12)
2001–2007 (7 yrs) 78 27 (35) 44 (56) 7 (9)
2000–2007 (8 yrs) 49 16 (33) 29 (59) 4 (8)
1999–2007 (9 yrs) 27 9 (33) 18 (67) 0 (0)
1998–2007 (10 yrs) 15 5 (33) 10 (67) 0 (0)

Time Frame of EMR Data FN Subjects, No. Absence of Enough Face-to-Face Visits, No. (%) Missing Prior Laboratory Reports, No. (%)

Control 2007 (1 yr) 14119 2866 (20) 11253 (80)
2006–2007 (2 yrs) 10057 629 (6) 9428 (94)
2005–2007 (3 yrs) 7653 343 (4) 7310 (96)
2004–2007 (4 yrs) 5921 193 (3) 5728 (97)
2003–2007 (5 yrs) 4421 120 (3) 4301 (97)
2002–2007 (6 yrs) 3317 86 (3) 3231 (97)
2001–2007 (7 yrs) 2399 60 (3) 2339 (98)
2000–2007 (8 yrs) 1641 35 (2) 1606 (98)
1999–2007 (9 yrs) 1037 19 (2) 1018 (98)
1998–2007 (10 yrs) 481 7 (1) 474 (99)

Abbreviations: DM, diabetes mellitus; EMR, electronic medical record; FN, false-negative; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus.