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Table 2 Full model of total risk scores for hospitalization diagnostic (ICD-10) codes, physician diagnostic (ICD-9) codes and physician procedure claims, adjusted for the study covariates

From: Predicting postoperative surgical site infection with administrative data: a random forests algorithm

Effect

Adjusted Odds Ratio

95% Confidence interval

Hospitalization diagnostic score

2.12

1.91–2.20

Physician diagnostic score

1.88

1.75–2.02

Physician procedure score

1.45

1.31–1.56

Age < 65 years

1.74

1.40–2.16

Log-operation duration, min

1.52

1.30–1 .72

Surgical specialty

 General surgery

1.60

1.20–2.15

 Gynecology

1.19

0.80–1.76

 Orthopedics

0.77

0.53–1.11

 Plastics

2.37

1.59–3.51

 Vascular

1.75

1.12–2.68

 Other

Reference

Reference

Female

1.18

0.96–1 .47

Concurrent surgical procedures

 1

1.05

0.67–1.63

 2+

1.09

0.67–1.75

 0

Reference

Reference

ASA class

 I

0.87

0.75–1.33

 II

1.21

0.80–1.80

 III

1.10

0.66–1.76

 IV

0.32

0.04–1.03

 V

Reference

Reference

Emergent case

0.99

0.79–1.20