Table 4 Predictive validity of baseline model and models of comorbidity indices adjusting for baseline covariates.

From: The effects of comorbidity on colorectal cancer mortality in an Australian cancer population

Models

CRC-specific mortality

*AUC (95% CI)

Brier score

Baseline (BL)

0.803 (0.00–1.00)

0.169

BL + CCI

0.805 (0.00–1.00)

0.168

BL + ECI

0.805 (0.00–1.00)

0.168

BL + C3

0.805 (0.00–1.00)

0.168

  1. *Baseline covariates: age, sex, area remoteness, area level SES, period, cancer site, grade and stage; Baseline model: model with baseline covariates; AUC: Area Under the ROC curve; CI: Confidence Interval. CCI: Charlson comorbidity index; C3 comorbidity index; ECI: Elixhauser comorbidity index.
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