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. 2022 Nov 16;38(6):1449–1458. doi: 10.1007/s11606-022-07897-4

Table 3.

Frequency and Odds of 30-day Mortality with Qualifying Comorbidity Sets for Pneumonia Patients

Qualifying Comorbidity Sets* Frequency (%)
385,219 (100.00)
Ref. non-MM (N=41,667) Ref. typical
(N=92,169)
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
A. Top 10 QCS listed by highest to lowest frequency
  Acute Heart or Respiratory Failure | Acute Renal Failure 72,024 (18.70) 7.02 (6.66, 7.40) 2.24 (2.18, 2.30)
  Protein-Calorie Malnutrition 65,651 (17.04) 7.40 (7.02, 7.80) 2.33 (2.26, 2.39)
  Thrombocytopenia and Other Hematological Disorders | Acute Heart or Respiratory Failure 45,920 (11.92) 7.44 (7.04, 7.85) 2.38 (2.31, 2.45)
  Acute Myocardial Infarction 44,534 (11.56) 6.32 (5.99, 6.68) 2.03 (1.97, 2.09)
  Acute Heart or Respiratory Failure | CKD Stage 4–5 or Dialysis 32,157 (8.35) 7.02 (6.64, 7.43) 2.25 (2.18, 2.33)
  Thrombocytopenia and Other Hematological Disorders | Acute Renal Failure 27,175 (7.05) 7.60 (7.18, 8.05) 2.45 (2.36, 2.53)
  Sepsis or Septic Shock | Acute Heart or Respiratory Failure | Cardiac Arrhythmias 25,336 (6.58) 7.09 (6.69, 7.52) 2.26 (2.18, 2.34)
  Pressure Ulcer of Skin 24,347 (6.32) 8.09 (7.63, 8.57) 2.57 (2.48, 2.66)
  Acute Heart or Respiratory Failure | Chronic Non-Pressure Skin Ulcers 23,400 (6.07) 7.29 (6.87, 7.73) 2.33 (2.25, 2.42)
  Liver Disease 18,672 (4.85) 7.68 (7.21, 8.19) 2.45 (2.35, 2.55)
B. Top 5 QCS listed by highest to lowest odds of mortality
  Cardiac Arrhythmias | CKD Stage 4-5 or Dialysis | Other Trauma  3072 (0.80) 8.46 (7.69, 9.31) 2.76 (2.55, 3.00)
  Cardiac Arrhythmias | Chronic Non-Pressure Skin Ulcers | Complications of Implants or Grafts  4071 (1.06) 8.54 (7.82, 9.32) 2.75 (2.56, 2.96)
  Sepsis or Septic Shock | Cardiac Arrhythmias | CKD Stage 4-5 or Dialysis  8654 (2.25) 8.05 (7.50, 8.64) 2.60 (2.46, 2.74)
  Sepsis or Septic Shock | Cardiac Arrhythmias | Chronic Non-Pressure Skin Ulcers  7327 (1.90) 8.07 (7.50, 8.69) 2.60 (2.46, 2.76)
  Pressure Ulcer of Skin 24,347 (6.32) 8.09 (7.63, 8.57) 2.57 (2.48, 2.66)
C. Patients for MM definition development and MC/ADRD/90 patients
  Patients for MM definition development 385,219 (100.00)
  MM 220,093 (57.14) 5.17 (4.91, 5.44) 1.65 (1.62, 1.69)
  Non-MM 165,126 (42.87) -- -- 0.32 (0.31, 0.33)
  MC/ADRD/90 patients§ 434,165 (100.00)
  MM 295,663 (68.10) 9.99 (9.50, 10.51) 3.11 (3.05, 3.18)
  Non-MM 138,502 (31.90) 2.85 (2.70, 3.01) 0.93 (0.90, 0.96)

* The full list of 51 QCSs with their frequency and ORs (95% CI) are provided in Appendix G (Table G.3)

Typical reference group consisting of a random 20% sample of 2018-2019 admissions. Patients with Metastatic Cancers, ADRD, age ≥90 years, or on dialysis were not included in the typical reference group.; Non-multimorbid reference group drawn from the same random 20% sample comprised of patients who do not have any QCSs as well as patients without Metastatic Cancers, ADRD, or age ≥90 years. Dashes (--) indicate a population odds ratio of 1, reflecting the fact that the comparison groups are a random split of one population

Ranked by lower 95% CI of odds for 30-day mortality relative to the medical condition-specific typical reference population

§Frequency and odds of 30-day mortality for multimorbid and non-multimorbid patients with Metastatic Cancers, ADRD, or age ≥90 years are further detailed in Appendix G (Table G.4)