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Table 1 Scores included in analysis

From: Implementation and external validation of the Cambridge Multimorbidity Score in the UK Biobank cohort

Models

From development study (Payne et al. [9])

Model Type

Included Variables

Model outcome (in development study)

Outcomes assessed in UKB validation

Alternate versions

General CMS

Y

Weighted linear sum of the conditions

37 conditions

Weighted combination of death, hospital admission and GP consultation rate

Death, GP consultation rate, cancer diagnosis

-

Mortality CMS

Y

Cox proportional hazards (prognostic index used in validation)

37 conditions, age, sex

Death in follow-up

Death, GP consultation rate, cancer diagnosis

Results for short version with 20 conditions in supplementary materials

Hospital CMS

Y

Cox proportional hazards (prognostic index used in validation)

37 conditions, age, sex

Emergency hospital admission in follow-up

Death, GP consultation rate, cancer diagnosis

Results for short version with 20 conditions in supplementary materials

Unweighted Count Score

N

Sum of number of conditions

37 conditions

-

Death, GP consultation rate, cancer diagnosis

Results for short version with 20 conditions in supplementary materials