Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics of the 17 Unique Indices*

n%
Time Frame for Mortality
 6 month20,2115.9
 1 year2226529.4
 15 month2715.9
 2 year2815.9
 3 year29,30211.7
 4 year3115.9
 5 year3237635.3
Country
 United States20,21,25,26,28,30,31,34371058.8
 United Kingdom22,23,33317.6
 Italy24,27211.8
 Russia2915.9
 South Korea3215.9
C-statistics
 0.50 to 0.59 (poor)00
 0.60 to 0.69 (moderate)29,30211.7
 0.70 to 0.79 (good)22,23,25,3134,38847.1
 0.80 to 0.89 (very good)20,21,24,2628,36,37741.2
 0.90 to 1.00 (excellent)00
Calibration
 Well calibrated1376.5
  <10% Difference22,24,2628,30,31,34,35,371058.8
  Hosmer-Lemeshow P > .0533,36211.8
  Cox calibration regression25 (perfect calibration: α = 0, β = 1)15.9
 Poorly calibrated (>10% difference)3215.9
 Calibration curve only20,2115.9
 Not reported23,29211.8
Usability
 Clinically usable22,2628,30,31,33,34,36,371058.8
 Not usable20,21,2325,29,32,35741.2
  • * Han et al.20 and Duarte et al.21 use the same index.

  • Usability: usable if the mortality risk can be calculated using the instrument and interpreted without referring to the text of the article and not usable otherwise.