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Table 1 Co-morbidity burden assessed by Charlson Index

From: Erratum To: The health services burden of heart failure: an analysis using linked population health data-sets

Variable

Statistic

2002 – 03*

2003 - 04

2004 - 05

2005 - 06

2006 - 07

  

(N = 5854)

(N = 5935)

(N = 5606)

(N = 5813)

(N = 5953)

Charlson Score

mean (sd)

1.2 (1.5)

1.2 (1.5)

1.5 (1.6)

1.3 (1.5)

1.4 (1.6)

(based on index admission)

median

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

(q1, q3)

(q1, q3)

(0.0, 2.0)

(0.0, 2.0)

(0.0, 2.0)

(0.0, 2.0)

(0.0, 2.0)

Charlson Score

mean (sd)

1.7 (1.8)

1.8 (1.9)

2.0 (2.0)

1.8 (1.9)

1.9 (2.0)

(based on two years history)

median

1.0

1.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

(q1, q3)

(q1, q3)

(0.0, 3.0)

(0.0, 3.0)

(0.0, 3.0)

(0.0, 3.0)

(0.0, 3.0)

  1. * Financial Year (1 July – 30 June).
  2. † N = number of persons with index admissions.
  3. sd = standard deviation; q1,q3 = quartile 1, quartile 3.