createMatchingCriteria: Create matching criteria

In OHDSI/CaseCrossover: Case-Crossover

Description

Create matching criteria

Usage

createMatchingCriteria(
  controlsPerCase = 1,
  matchOnAge = TRUE,
  ageCaliper = 2,
  matchOnGender = TRUE,
  matchOnProvider = FALSE,
  matchOnCareSite = FALSE,
  matchOnVisitDate = FALSE,
  visitDateCaliper = 30,
  matchOnTimeInCohort = FALSE,
  daysInCohortCaliper = 30
)

Arguments

controlsPerCase	Maximum number of controls to select per case.
matchOnAge	Match on age?
ageCaliper	Maximum difference (in years) in age when matching on age.
matchOnGender	Match on gender?
matchOnProvider	Match on provider (as specified in the person table)?
matchOnCareSite	Match on care site (as specified in the person table)?
matchOnVisitDate	Should the index date of the control be changed to the nearest visit date?
visitDateCaliper	Maximum difference (in days) between the index date and the visit date when matching on visit date.
matchOnTimeInCohort	Match on time in nesting cohort? When not using nesting, this is interpreted as time observed prior to index.
daysInCohortCaliper	Maximum difference (in days) in time in cohort.

OHDSI/CaseCrossover documentation built on Nov. 21, 2020, 7:03 a.m.