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Comparison of Mortality and Hospital Utilization Patterns Between Old Order Amish and Non-Amish Caucasians
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Author(s): Braxton C. Mitchell*, Magdalena I. Tolea, Kelsey Shields, Laurence S. Magder, Kathleen A. Ryan, Toni I. Pollin, Patrick F. McArdle, Alan R. Shuldiner * Corresponding Author

Description: This dataset consists of comparisons of mortality and hospital discharge rates/diagnoses between Old Order Amish (OOA) living in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and non-Amish Caucasians. The Anabaptist Genealogy Database Version 5 (AGDB5) and the Framingham Heart Study (FHS) were utilized for the mortality statistics for each cohort, respectively. Additionally, OOA health-related data were collected from hospital discharge records from 4 Lancaster County hospitals while the National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS) was used for non-Amish Caucasians. For each discharge the principal diagnosis and up to 6 additional diagnoses were recorded using ICD-9-CM codes. The dataset consists of demographics, mortality statistics, hospital discharge and diagnoses data, as well as longevity and health-related comparison analyses between the two groups.
Timeframe: 2002 - 2004
Geographic Coverage: Lancaster County (Pa.)

Subject of Study

Subject Domain

Hospitals/utilization

Population Age

Adult (19 years to 64 years)

Senior (65 years to 79 years)

Elderly (80 years and over)

Subject Gender

Female

Male

Keywords

Amish/Pennsylvania/ Lancaster County

Healthy Lifestyle

Non-Amish Caucasians

Old Order Amish

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