Table 5

Area under the receiver operator statistic curve for outcomes by Elixhauser score, Dr Foster global frailty score and population within global comparators data set

Global comparators datasetElixhauserDr Foster global frailty scoreElixhauser and Dr Foster global frailty score
Outcome/AUCElectiveNon-electiveElectiveNon-electiveElectiveNon-elective
In-hospital mortality0.800.690.700.620.810.69
30 day non-elective readmission* 0.670.640.640.630.670.64
Upper quartile length of stay0.720.630.690.610.730.65
  • *Admission history included in multivariable model exploring 30 day non-elective readmission.

  • AUC, area under the receiver operator characteristic curves.