Utility-Preserving Anonymization in a Real-World Scenario: Evidence from the German Chronic Kidney Disease (GCKD) Study

Pilgram L, Schäffner E, Eckardt KU, Prasser F (2023)

Publication Type: Book chapter / Article in edited volumes

Publication year: 2023

Publisher: IOS Press

Edited Volumes: Caring is Sharing – Exploiting the Value in Data for Health and Innovation

Series: Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Book Volume: 302

Pages Range: 28-32

ISBN: 978-1-64368-389-8

DOI: 10.3233/SHTI230058

Abstract

Data sharing provides benefits in terms of transparency and innovation. Privacy concerns in this context can be addressed by anonymization techniques. In our study, we evaluated anonymization approaches which transform structured data in a real-world scenario of a chronic kidney disease cohort study and checked for replicability of research results via 95% CI overlap in two differently anonymized datasets with different protection degrees. Calculated 95% CI overlapped in both applied anonymization approaches and visual comparison presented similar results. Thus, in our use case scenario, research results were not relevantly impacted by anonymization, which adds to the growing evidence of utility-preserving anonymization techniques.

Authors with CRIS profile

Kai-Uwe Eckardt Department of Medicine 4 – Nephrology and Hypertension

Involved external institutions

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin DE Germany (DE) Berliner Institut für Gesundheitsforschung (BIH) DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Pilgram, L., Schäffner, E., Eckardt, K.-U., & Prasser, F. (2023). Utility-Preserving Anonymization in a Real-World Scenario: Evidence from the German Chronic Kidney Disease (GCKD) Study. In Maria Hägglund, Madeleine Blusi, Stefano Bonacina, Lina Nilsson, Inge Cort Madsen, Sylvia Pelayo, Anne Moen, Arriel Benis, Lars Lindsköld, Parisis Gallos (Eds.), Caring is Sharing – Exploiting the Value in Data for Health and Innovation. (pp. 28-32). IOS Press.

MLA:

Pilgram, Lisa, et al. "Utility-Preserving Anonymization in a Real-World Scenario: Evidence from the German Chronic Kidney Disease (GCKD) Study." Caring is Sharing – Exploiting the Value in Data for Health and Innovation. Ed. Maria Hägglund, Madeleine Blusi, Stefano Bonacina, Lina Nilsson, Inge Cort Madsen, Sylvia Pelayo, Anne Moen, Arriel Benis, Lars Lindsköld, Parisis Gallos, IOS Press, 2023. 28-32.

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