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. 2013 Jul 9;13:269. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-269

Table 5.

Area under the receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve of the case-mix based logistic regression models to identify patients located above the 99th percentile of health spending

 
Demographic variables only
ACG-PM
CRG
DCG-HCC
Out of the box AUC 95% CI AUC 95% CI AUC 95% CI AUC 95% CI
Variables:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A&S + dx + rx + cost percentiles (age < 65)
 
 
0,852
(0.847 - 0.857)
 
 
 
 
A&S + dx + rx + cost percentiles (age 65+)
 
 
0,779
(0.774 - 0.783)
 
 
 
 
A&S + dx
 
 
 
 
0,814
(0.811 - 0.818)
0,858
(0.8556 - 0.861)
A&S + dx + rx + cost
 
 
 
 
 
 
0,882
(0.880 - 0.885)
Recalibration
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Variables:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A&S (Age and sex)
0,811
(0.809 - 0.814)
 
 
 
 
 
 
A&S + Only Dx
 
 
0,882
(0.880 - 0.884)
0,829
(0.826 - 0.832)
0,884
(0.882 - 0.886)
A&S + Only Rx
 
 
0,862
(0.859 - 0.864)
 
 
0,865
(0.863 - 0.868)
A&S + Dx + Rx
 
 
0,889
(0.887 - 0.891)
 
 
0,892
(0.890 - 0.894)
A&S + Dx + Rx + cost percentile
 
 
0,897
(0.895 - 0.899)
0,869*
(0.866 - 0.871)
0,899
(0.897 - 0.901)
A&S + Dx + Rx + cost percentile + DI     0,897 (0.895 - 0.899) 0,869* (0.866 - 0.872) 0,899 (0.897 - 0.902)

*The CRG models do not include prescriptions.

Age groups: 14–17; 18–34; 35–44; 45–54; 55–64; 65–69; 70–74; 75–79; 80–84; 85 + .

Cost groups in percentiles: 0–1; 2–10; 11–25; 26–50; 51–75; 76–90; 91–93; 94–95; 96–97; 98 + .

Dx diagnoses, Rx prescriptions, DI Deprivation index.