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Table 1 Patient baseline characteristics

From: Adaptation and validation of a coding algorithm for the Charlson Comorbidity Index in administrative claims data using the SNOMED CT standardized vocabulary

Covariate

2013

2018

MDCD (N = 328,740)

DOD (N = 804,707)

MDCD (N = 491,311)

DOD (N = 1,109,389)

SNOMED CT

Quana

SMD

SNOMED CT

Quana

SMD

SNOMED CT

Quanb

SMD

SNOMED CT

Quanb

SMD

Age, years, mean (sd)

53.51 (20.97)

64.05 (19.29)

46.85 (19.83)

64.24 (18.14)

Sex, n (%)

Male

93,772 (28.5)

327,921 (40.8)

154,671 (31.5)

467,011 (42.1)

Female

234,968 (71.5)

476,786 (59.2)

336,640 (68.5)

642,378 (57.9)

Charlson comorbidity index, mean (sd)

3.75 (3.66)

3.6 (3.56)

0.03

3.63 (3.62)

3.51 (3.55)

0.02

4.04 (4)

3.91 (3.92)

0.02

4.55 (3.93)

4.43 (3.86)

0.02

Comorbid Conditions, n (%)

Myocardial infraction

42,067 (12.8)

42,067 (12.8)

0

111,478 (13.9)

111,478 (13.9)

0

72,069 (14.7)

72,057 (14.7)

0

192,333 (17.3)

192,333 (17.3)

0

Congestive heart failure

83,481 (25.4)

83,482 (25.4)

0

173,183 (21.5)

173,175 (21.5)

0

129,372 (26.3)

129,712 (26.4)

0

320,600 (28.9)

321,007 (28.9)

0

Peripheral vascular disease

73,630 (22.4)

73,381 (22.3)

0

212,834 (26.5)

212,337 (26.4)

0

123,268 (25.1)

121,219 (24.7)

0.01

383,111 (34.5)

378,005 (34.1)

0.01

Cerebrovascular disease

83,041 (25.3)

83,030 (25.3)

0

227,055 (28.2)

227,045(28.2)

0

121,917 (24.8)

121,824 (24.8)

0

351,730 (31.7)

351,659 (31.7)

0.00

Dementia

36,021 (11)

26,351 (8)

0.07

65,097 (8.1)

46,465 (5.8)

0.06

49,312 (10)

47,300 (9.6)

0.01

127,958 (11.5)

125,035 (11.3)

0.01

Chronic pulmonary disease

167,349 (50.9)

167,165(50.9)

0

328,588 (40.8)

328,129(40.8)

0

261,239 (53.2)

261,161 (53.2)

0

491,536 (44.3)

491,425 (44.3)

0

Rheumatic disease

22,664 (6.9)

21,326 (6.5)

0.01

64,375(8)

59,095 (7.3)

0.02

37,012 (7.5)

32,366 (6.6)

0.03

107,692 (9.7)

92,573 (8.3)

0.04

Peptic ulcer disease

21,419 (6.5)

21,419 (6.5)

0

45,029 (5.6)

45,029 (5.6)

0

33,855 (6.9)

33,855 (6.9)

0

70,761 (6.4)

70,761 (6.4)

0

Mild liver disease

49,682 (15.1)

48,863 (14.9)

0.01

116,317 (14.5)

115,402 (14.3)

0

103,234 (21)

100,175 (20.4)

0.01

198,534 (17.9)

193,778 (17.5)

0.01

Diabetes without chronic complications

123,552 (37.6)

123,547 (37.6)

0

268,579 (33.4)

268,552 (33.4)

0

180,707 (36.8)

178,911 (36.4)

0.01

44,1097 (39.8)

436,760 (39.4)

0.01

Diabetes with chronic complications

66,637 (20.3)

54,233 (16.5)

0.06

136,618 (17)

117,527 (14.6)

0.04

123,869 (25.2)

111,701 (22.7)

0.04

293,174 (26.4)

267,237 (24.1)

0.04

Hemiplegia or paraplegia

23,748 (7.2)

23,420 (7.1)

0

30,802 (3.8)

30,170 (3.8)

0

41,778 (8.5)

40,428 (8.2)

0.01

60,555 (5.5)

58,900 (5.3)

0.01

Renal disease

69,341 (21.1)

65,131(19.8)

0.02

170,506 (21.2)

161,663 (20.1)

0.02

106,497 (21.7)

102,761 (20.9)

0.01

330,026 (29.8)

325,401 (29.3)

0.01

Malignancy, except skin neoplasms

40,114 (12.2)

38,912 (11.8)

0.01

161,419 (20.1)

158,319 (19.7)

0.01

60,499 (12.3)

58,426 (11.9)

0.01

247,915 (22.4)

241,187 (21.7)

0.01

Moderate or severe liver disease

7,262 (2.2)

7,262 (2.2)

0

10,887 (1.4)

10,881 (1.4)

0

15,374 (3.1)

13,194 (2.7)

0.02

24,232 (2.2)

19,882 (1.8)

0.02

Metastatic solid tumor

12,461 (3.8)

12,248 (3.7)

0

42,841 (5.3)

42,151 (5.2)

0

19,762 (4)

18,820 (3.8)

0.01

66,772 (6)

64,521 (5.8)

0.01

AIDS/HIV

5,437 (1.7)

5,437 (1.7)

0

3,124 (0.4)

3,124 (0.4)

0

7,471 (1.5)

7,471 (1.5)

0

4,850 (0.4)

4,850 (0.4)

0

  1. aQuan enhanced International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Edition, Clinical Modification coding algorithm
  2. bQuan enhanced International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Edition, Clinical Modification coding algorithm