Table 1

CCS groups included in the model with their c statistics and relevant variables

GroupC statisticAgeCharlsonDeprivationLOSMonthSexSource organisation typeCCS subgroupUrgencyYear
Septicemia (except in labour)0.827YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Cancer of oesophagus0.840YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Cancer of stomach0.811YesYesYesYesYesYes
Cancer of colon0.857YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Cancer of rectum and anus0.858YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Cancer of pancreas0.776YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Cancer of bronchus, lung0.873YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Cancer of breast0.957YesYesYesYes
Cancer of prostate0.925YesYesYesYesYes
Cancer of bladder0.939YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma0.923YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Leukaemias0.930YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Secondary malignancies0.908YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Neoplasms of unspecified nature or uncertain behaviour0.916YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Diabetes mellitus with complications0.848YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Fluid and electrolyte disorders0.807YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Deficiency and other anaemia0.911YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Coma, stupor and brain damage0.728YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Heart valve disorders0.809YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Acute myocardial infarction0.782YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Coronary atherosclerosis and other heart disease0.832YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Pulmonary heart disease0.798YesYesYesYesYesYes
Cardiac dysrhythmias0.874YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Cardiac arrest and ventricular fibrillation0.809YesYesYesYesYesYes
Congestive heart failure, non-hypertensive0.677YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Acute cerebrovascular disease0.775YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Peripheral and visceral atherosclerosis0.906YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Aortic, peripheral and visceral artery aneurysms0.866YesYesYesYesYesYes
Aortic and peripheral arterial embolism or thrombosis0.880YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Other circulatory disease0.862YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Pneumonia0.810YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis0.778YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Aspiration pneumonitis, food/vomitus0.718YesYesYesYesYesYes
Pleurisy, pneumothorax, pulmonary collapse0.834YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Other lower respiratory disease0.877YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Intestinal obstruction without hernia0.831YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Diverticulosis and diverticulitis0.903YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Biliary tract disease0.920YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Liver disease, alcohol-related0.728YesYesYesYesYesYes
Other liver diseases0.843YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Gastrointestinal haemorrhage0.812YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Other gastrointestinal disorders0.943YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Acute and unspecified renal failure0.777YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Chronic renal failure0.881YesYesYesYesYesYes
Urinary tract infections0.880YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Fracture of neck of femur (hip)0.782YesYesYesYesYesYes
Intracranial injury0.884YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Complication of device, implant or graft0.858YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Complications of surgical procedures or medical care0.873YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Shock0.802YesYesYesYesYes
Average ROC curve0.845
Overall ROC curve0.910
  • All models included an intercept term.

  • CCS, Clinical Classification System; LOS, length of stay; ROC, receiver operating characteristic.