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From the linked article: "The 12-month risk of mortality was assessed in unadjusted Cox regressions and those adjusted for age, sex, race and comorbidities."
by nostrademons 5y ago
From the linked article:
"The 12-month risk of mortality was assessed in unadjusted Cox regressions and those adjusted for age, sex, race and comorbidities."
They controlled for comorbidities.
- btown 5y agoSpecifically, they use the Charlson Comorbidity Index: https://www.mdcalc.com/charlson-comorbidity-index-cci https://www.mdcalc.com/charlson-comorbidity-index-cci https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3818341/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3818341/ - a peer-reviewed proof demonstrating how comorbidity indices are effective