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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 2.

The ADG Score: weights for the presence of each of the 32 ADG categories.

ADG Category Weight
Time Limited: Minor 0
Time Limited: Minor-Primary Infections 0
Time Limited: Major 6
Time Limited: Major-Primary Infections 4
Allergies −6
Asthma 0
Likely to Recur: Discrete 0
Likely to Recur: Discrete-Infections 0
Likely to Recur: Progressive 8
Chronic Medical: Stable 4
Chronic Medical: Unstable 12
Chronic Specialty: Stable-Orthopedic −3
Chronic Specialty: Stable-Ear,Nose,Throat 0
Chronic Specialty: Stable-Eye 3
Chronic Specialty: Unstable-Orthopedic −2
Chronic Specialty: Unstable-Ear,Nose,Throat −4
Chronic Specialty: Unstable-Eye 1
Dermatologic −4
Injuries/Adverse Effects: Minor −1
Injuries/Adverse Effects: Major 2
Psychosocial: Time Limited, Minor −1
Psychosocial:Recurrent or Persistent,Stable −3
Psychosocial:Recurrent or Persistent,Unstable 16
Signs/Symptoms: Minor 3
Signs/Symptoms: Uncertain 2
Signs/Symptoms: Major 2
Discretionary −2
See and Reassure 1
Prevention/Administrative −2
Malignancy 13
Pregnancy −19
Dental −1