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Age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity index

Age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity index
Condition Assigned weights
Age
<50 years 0
50 to 59 years 1
60 to 69 years 2
70 to 79 years 3
≥80 years 4
Myocardial infarct 1
Heart failure 1
Peripheral vascular disease 1
Cerebrovascular disease 1
Dementia 1
Chronic pulmonary disease 1
Connective tissue disease 1
Ulcer disease 1
Mild liver disease 1
Diabetes 1
Hemiplegia 2
Moderate or severe renal disease 2
Diabetes with end organ damage 2
Any tumor 2
Leukemia 2
Lymphoma 2
Moderate or severe liver disease 3
Metastatic solid tumor 6
AIDS 6
Weighted comorbidity classes
Low 0 points
Medium 1 to 2 points
High 3 to 4 points
Very high ≥5 points
AIDS: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Adapted from:
  1. Charlson ME, Pompei P, Ales KL, MacKenzie CR. A new method of classifying prognostic comorbidity in longitudinal studies: Development and validation. J Chronic Dis 1987; 40:373.
  2. Charlson M, Szatrowski TP, Peterson J, Gold J. Validation of a combined comorbidity index. J Clin Epidemiol 1994; 47:1245.
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