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. 2020 Oct;8(19):1217. doi: 10.21037/atm-20-943

Table 4. Candidate models incorporating various.

Variables Number of variables included
2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6
Mode l# #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8
IADL
Falls
Physical function
Social activities
Loss of weight
Hearing
AIC 170 170 171 170 170 171 171 172
C-statistic 0.64 (0.53–0.75) 0.67 (0.56–0.78) 0.68 (0.57–0.78) 0.68 (0.57–0.78) 0.66 (0.55–0.77) 0.69 (0.59–0.80) 0.67 (0.56–0.78) 0.70 (0.60–0.80)

As a point of reference, in our cohort, the AIC and C-statistic for CTP was 168 and 0.66, for MELD was 172 and 0.67, for Frailty Index was 170 and 0.68. Higher AIC indicates relative lower model quality. IADL, instrumental activities of daily living; AIC, Akaike information criteria.