createStudyPopulation: Create a study population

In SelfControlledCaseSeries: Self-Controlled Case Series

Create a study population

Description

Create a study population

Usage

createStudyPopulation(sccsData, outcomeId = NULL, createStudyPopulationArgs)

Arguments

sccsData	An object of type SccsData as created using the getDbSccsData function.
outcomeId	The outcome to create the era data for. If not specified it is assumed to be the one outcome for which the data was loaded from the database.
createStudyPopulationArgs	An object of type CreateStudyPopulationArgs as created using the createCreateStudyPopulationArgs() function.

Details

Create a study population for a specific outcome, applying several restrictions.

Value

A list specifying the study population, with the following items:

• cases: A tibble with one row per observation period of a person with the outcome.

• outcomes: A tibble listing the days when a case has the outcome.

• metaData: A list with meta data about the study population, including the attrition.

SelfControlledCaseSeries documentation built on Aug. 8, 2025, 7:34 p.m.