Estimation of Prevalence and Incremental Costs of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Middle-Income Country Using Machine Learning on Administrative Health Data

Abstract

Objectives

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, autoimmune disease that may cause physical and functional disability. The objective of this study is to measure prevalence and estimate incremental cost of SLE treatment using information from administrative databases in Colombia.

Methods

We use data from the patients on the Colombian contributive health system with a period of study from 2015 to 2017....