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DEX09: Distribution of distinct drugs per person over some time period

This query is to determine the distribution of distinct drugs patients are exposed to during a certain time period. If the time period is omitted, the entire time span of the database is considered.

Input:
 Parameter Example Mandatory Notes
date from
01-Jan-2008Yes

date to31-Dec-2008Yes 

Sample query run:
The following is a sample run of the query. The input parameters are highlighted in blue.

SELECT MIN ( drugs ) AS min
     , PERCENTILE_DISC(0.25) WITHIN GROUP( ORDER BY drugs ) 
                                     AS percentile_25
     , ROUND ( AVG ( drugs ), 2 ) AS mean
     , PERCENTILE_DISC(0.5)  WITHIN GROUP (ORDER BY drugs )
                                     AS median
     , PERCENTILE_DISC(0.75) WITHIN GROUP (ORDER BY drugs )
                                     AS percential_75
     , MAX ( drugs ) AS max
, ROUND ( STDDEV ( drugs ), 1 ) AS stdDev
FROM -- distinct person/drug (SELECT person_id, NVL( drugs, 0 ) AS drugs FROM person LEFT OUTER JOIN ( SELECT person_id, COUNT( DISTINCT drug_concept_id ) AS drugs FROM drug_exposure WHERE drug_exposure_start_date BETWEEN '01-Jan-2008' AND '31-Dec-2008' GROUP BY person_id ) USING( person_id ) );
Output:
Output field list:
Field  Description
min
The minimum number of drugs taken by a patient
percentile_25 The 25th percentile of the distibution
mean
The mean or average of drugs taken by patients
median
The median number of drugs take
percentile_75 The 75th percentile of the distribution
max
The maximum number of drugs taken by a patient
stddev
The standard deviation of the age distribution

Sample output record:
Field  Content
min
0
percentile_25 0
mean
1.73
median
0
percentile_75 1
max
141
stddev
4.2
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