Table 1 Variables used in the long dataset
Variable | Description | Values |
|---|---|---|
Dead | Vital status | True/false (T/F) |
Age | Age at start of time step | 65, 66, …. 105 |
CCI | CCI level at start of time step | 0, 1, 2 … |
DCI | DCI level at start of time step | Continuous |
QCS(x, y) | QCS = x^2 if x < y and y^2 for x ≥ y | Continuous |
Any.CCI.change | CCI change during the time step | True/false (T/F) |
Any.CCI.change6 | CCI change of size 6 during the time step | True/false (T/F) |
CCI.change | CCI change during time step | 0, 1, 2 … |
CCI.fct | CCI factorised | 0/1/2/3/4+ |
CCI.fct.6p | CCI factorised | 0/1/2+ |
Any.DCI.change | DCI change during the time step | True/false (T/F) |
DCI.increase | DCI increased during the time step | True/false (T/F) |
DCI.fct | DCI factorised | < 0/0/0–0.25/0.25–1/1–2/2–3/3–4/4–5/5–7/7+ |
DCI.change | DCI at end of time step minus DCI at start of time step | Continuous |