Table 5 Detailed analysis of the mapping between ATC and MeSH classes–Structural vs. functional classes
From: A framework for assessing the consistency of drug classes across sources
Type of relation | Direction | # strong relations | # unique ATC classes | # unique ATC classes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Equivalence (all) | ATC-MeSH (all) | 223 | 149 | 165 |
ATC-MeSH (St) | 115 | 77 | 84 | |
ATC-MeSH (Fn) | 108 | 86 | 81 | |
Inclusion (all) | ATC to MeSH (all) | 4914 | 728 | 650 |
MeSH (all) to ATC | 1343 | 358 | 510 | |
Inclusion (best) | ATC to MeSH (all) | 1267 | 728 | 483 |
ATC to MeSH (St) | 597 | 559 | 275 | |
ATC to MeSH (Fn) | 670 | 657 | 208 | |
MeSH (all) to ATC | 568 | 264 | 510 | |
MeSH (St) to ATC | 406 | 211 | 364 | |
| Â | MeSH (Fn) to ATC | 162 | 102 | 146 |