Table 2 Detailed ACE-27 grading
Cogent comorbid | Grade1 | Grade2 | Grade3 | SUM (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ailment | Mild decompensation | Moderate decompensation | Severe decompression | |
Cardiovascular system | ||||
 Myocardial infarct | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 (0.90) |
 Angina/coronary artery disease | 29 | 1 | 0 | 30 (13.51) |
 Congestive heart failure (CHF) | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 (5.85) |
 Arrhythmias | 2 | 8 | 2 | 12 (5.40) |
 Hypertension | 102 | 3 | 0 | 105 (47.29) |
 Venous disease | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 (5.40) |
 Peripheral arterial disease | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 (0.90) |
 Respiratory system | 11 | 5 | 2 | 18 (8.10) |
 Gastrointestinal system |  |  |  |  |
 Hepatic | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 (4.50) |
 Stomach/intestine | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 (3.15) |
 Pancreas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0.00) |
Renal system | ||||
 End-stage renal disease | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1.35) |
 Endocrine system (code the comorbid ailments with (*) in both the endocrine system and other organ systems if applicable) | ||||
 Diabetes mellitus | 25 | 11 | 1 | 37 (16.66) |
 Neurological system |  |  |  |  |
 Stroke | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 (3.15) |
 Dementia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.45) |
 Paralysis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0.00) |
 Neuromuscular | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.45) |
 Psychiatric | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0.00) |
 Rheumatologic (including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus, mixed connective tissue disorder, polymyositis, rheumatic polymyositis) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 (2.25) |
Immunological system | ||||
 AIDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0.00) |
 Malignancy (excluding cutaneous basal cell Ca., cutaneous SCCA, carcinoma in situ and intraepithelial neoplasm) | ||||
 Solid tumor including melanoma | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 (5.40) |
 Leukemia or myeloma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0.00) |
 Lymphoma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0.00) |
 Substance abuse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0.00) |
 Alcohol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0.00) |
 Illicit drugs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0.00) |
 Body weight obesity | – | 0 | – | 0 (0.00) |
Final grading | ||||
 ACE-27 n(%) | 102 (45.94) | 30 (13.51) | 21 (9.46) | 152 (68.47) |