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Table 1 Original and updated Charlson comorbidity scores and disease categories

From: Simple Excel and ICD-10 based dataset calculator for the Charlson and Elixhauser comorbidity indices

Variable

Value

Original Charlson weight score

 Median (25th–75th percentile)

1 (0–3)

Binned estimates

 0

3521 (30.6)

 1–2

4841 (42.1)

 3–4

2289 (19.9)

  ≥ 5

840 (7.3)

Updated Charlson weight score

 Median (25th–75th percentile)

2 (0–2)

Binned estimates

 0

4495 (39.1)

 1–2

4127 (35.9)

 3–4

2258 (19.7)

  ≥ 5

611 (5.3)

Categories

 Myocardial infarction

796 (6.9)

 Congestive heart failure

5025 (43.7)

 Peripheral vascular disease

1197 (10.4)

 Cerebrovascular disease

2477 (21.6)

 Dementia

1106 (9.6)

 Chronic pulmonary disease

1243 (10.8)

 Rheumatic disease

383 (3.3)

 Peptic ulcer disease

542 (4.7)

 Mild liver disease

174 (1.5)

 Diabetes without complications

1242 (10.8)

 Diabetes with complications

678 (5.9)

 Hemi- or paraplegia

530 (4.6)

 Moderate/severe renal disease

465 (4.0)

 Any malignancy

1179 (10.3)

 Moderate/severe liver disease

36 (0.3)

 Metastatic solid tumor

42 (0.4)

 AIDS/HIV

1 (< 0.0)

  1. Values are n (%) unless otherwise specified