Table 1 Model definitions, input data sources and external data sources
Model definition (relevant year in brackets) | External data definition (data source in brackets) | |
|---|---|---|
Incidence | OUTCOME: Incidence of first AMI (2010) | Incidence of first AMI since 1998 (linked hospital episodes and mortality statistics, 2010). |
Prevalence | Prevalence of ever having had an AMI (2010) | Prevalence of ever having had a doctor-diagnosed AMI (Health Survey for England, 2011). |
Remission | Zeroa | Zero |
Excess mortality | Excess mortality due to first AMI (2010) | Death where AMI is included anywhere on the death certificate (ONS mortality statistics, 2010). |