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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Oct 24.
Published in final edited form as: Med Care. 2011 Oct;49(10):940–947. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e318229360e

Table 1.

The Mortality Risk Score: an Age-based point scoring system.

Predictor variable Score
Age (for each year over 20 years old) 1
Male subject 3
ADG GROUPS
-Time Limited: Minor −1
-Time Limited: Minor-Primary Infections 1
-Time Limited: Major 6
-Time Limited: Major-Primary Infections 6
-Allergies −5
-Asthma 2
-Likely to Recur: Progressive 6
-Chronic Medical: Stable −2
-Chronic Medical: Unstable 8
-Chronic Specialty: Stable-Orthopedic −3
-Chronic Specialty: Stable-Ear,Nose,Throat −3
-Chronic Specialty: Stable-Eye −3
-Chronic Specialty: Unstable-Orthopedic −2
-Chronic Specialty: Unstable-Ear,Nose,Throat −5
-Chronic Specialty: Unstable-Eye −2
-Dermatologic −5
-Injuries/Adverse Effects: Major 2
-Psychosocial: Time Limited, Minor 2
-Psychosocial:Recurrent or Persistent,Stable 1
-Psychosocial:Recurrent or Persistent,Unstable 13
-Signs/Symptoms: Minor 3
-Signs/Symptoms: Uncertain 1
-Signs/Symptoms: Major 3
-Discretionary −2
-Prevention/Administrative −2
-Malignancy 11
-Pregnancy −4
-Dental 2