Risk factors associated with one-year mortality (From Levine et al., 2007)

Characteristic

Odds ratio

Points

Age, years

70 - 74

1.6

1

75 - 79

2.2

2

80 - 84

2.0

2

85 - 89

2.9

2

90 or over

3.0

2

Discharge to nursing home or skilled care facility

Yes

1.7

1

Length of stay five days or over

Yes

1.5

1

Comorbid condition present:

Congestive Heart Failure

1.3

1

Peripheral Vascular Disease

1.8

1

Dementia

1.6

1

Renal Disease

1.7

1

Hematologic and Solid malignancy

1.7

1

Metastatic cancer

3.1

2