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. 2020 Aug 12;12:875–881. doi: 10.2147/CLEP.S257519

Table 1.

Currently Available Data in the Danish COVID-19 Cohort

Type of Information Variables Source
Demographic data Sex The Danish Civil Person Registry
Date of birth
Dates of immigration/emigration
COVID-19 test Sampling date The Danish Microbiology Database
Test result
Test type
Sample material
COVID-19 outcomes Date of hospital admission Direct reporting from the Danish regions to Statens Serum Institut
Date of hospital discharge
Date of intensive care unit admission
Date of mechanical ventilation
Date of renal replacement therapy
Medical conditions and procedures Diagnosis code (ICD-10) The Danish National Patient Registry
Date of diagnosis
Surgery code (NCSP)
Date of surgery
Other procedures, eg BFCA0: implantation of pacemaker.
Date of procedure
Vital status Date of death The Danish Causes of Death Registry and the Danish Civil Person Registry
Drug use Date of prescription fill The Danish National Prescription Registry
Drug dispensed (ATC codes)
Pack size
Number of packs
Strength of tables
Drug administration and formulation
Authorized health care worker Health care authorization and profession The Danish Register of Healthcare Professionals
Laboratory test results Laboratory values for selected biochemical markers Register of Laboratory Results for Research

Abbreviations: ICD-10, International Classification of Diseases version 10; NCSP, Nordic Classification of Surgical Procedures; ATC, Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System.