Registry cleaner programs may round up active Registry entries along with the deadwood in the database, so examine the program's findings carefully and make sure you are eliminating data pertaining only to programs and devices you no longer use.
Enthesitis was present in 16% and 21% of the total and the active registry populations, respectively.
The proportion of patients in the lowest BASFI category is much higher in the total than the active registry population.
The first evaluation focused on pediatric primary care sites that were active registry participants, appraising the registry's current performance.
The percentage of the total and the active registry patients falling into each cell of the matrix is shown in figure 3A,B.
Of the 1760 AS patients in the total registry population, 1051 (59.7%) had an elevated BASDAI score of 4 or greater (ie, the active registry population).
The high correlation between BASFI and BASDAI is due to the exclusion of patients with low BASDAI in the active registry population.
An active registry of youth diagnosed with diabetes at age <20 years allows the assessment of prevalence (in 2001 and 2009), annual incidence (since 2002), and trends by age, race/ethnicity, sex, and diabetes type.
