Table 3.

Classification Accuracy of 3 Novel Risk Scores and 2 Externally Derived Risk Scores in the Early Derivation, Late Validation, and Omicron Cohorts

Early Derivation CohortLate Validation CohortOmicron Cohort
Data Collection: 20 March 2020–28 February 2021Data Collection: 1 March 2021–30 September 2021Data Collection: 20 December 2021–7 January 2022
Risk Score (Points)n Hospitalized/Total (%)n Hospitalized/Total (%)n Hospitalized/Total (%)
Overall233/5839 (4.0%)157/3775 (4.2%)74/6138 (1.2%)*
Model A risk score
 Low (0)9/2660 (0.34%)15/1849 (0.81%)7/3144 (0.22%)
 Moderate (1.0 – 2.5)105/2600 (4.0%)84/1623 (5.2%)34/2613 (1.3%)
 High (≥ 3.0)120/583 (20.6%)70/334 (21.0%)33/381 (8.7%)
Model B risk score
 Low (0 – 1.0)15/3188 (0.47%)19/2135 (0.89%)7/1724 (0.41%)
 Moderate (1.5 – 3.5)96/2035 (4.7%)80/1320 (6.1%)22/1302 (1.7%)
 High (≥ 4.0)123/620 (19.8%)70/351 (19.9%)35/327 (10.7%)
Model C risk score
 Low (0 – 1.0)14/3172 (0.44%)18/2119 (0.85%)7/1823 (0.38%)
 Moderate (1.5-3.5)98/2043 (4.8%)82/1328 (6.2%)20/1478 (1.4%)
 High (≥ 4.0)131/637 (20.6%)69/359 (19.2%)42/445 (9.4%)
Model D risk score
 Low (0 – 1.0)10/3205 (0.33%)16/2020 (0.79%)5/2106 (0.24%)
 Moderate (1.5- 4.5)106/2349 (4.5%)79/1481 (5.3%)28/2026 (1.4%)
 High (≥ 5.0)117/465 (25.2%)74/305 (24.3%)50/356 (14.0%)
COVID-NoLab risk score
 Low (0 to 1)142/3544 (4.0%)70/2488 (2.8%)12/2081 (0.6%)
 Moderate (2 to 5)259/2254 (11.5%)132/1302 (10.1%)45/1253 (3.6%)
 High (≥ 6)29/45 (64.4%)9/16 (56.3%)7/19 (36.8%)
OutCoV risk score
 Low (< 3)163/4340 (3.8%)81/2929 (2.8%)18/2534 (0.71%)
 Moderate (3.0 – 5.0)220/1392 (15.8%)112/818 (13.7%)32/769 (4.2%)
 High (≥ 5.5)47/111 (42.3%)18/59 (30.5%)14/50 (28.0%)
  • Notes: * For the subset with measured temperature available used for risk scores B-D, there were 64 hospitalizations out of 3353 outpatients (1.9%).