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Table 3 Hosmer–Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test values: time point for which the scores were developed

From: Can generic paediatric mortality scores calculated 4 hours after admission be used as inclusion criteria for clinical trials?

Score

Mortality probability classes (%)

Expected deaths

Observed deaths

Observed survivors

Expected survivors

χ2 goodness-of-fit test values

SMR (95% CI)

PIM 1 hour

<1

1.3

3

175

176.7

2.2

 
 

1 to <5

8.3

15

357

363.7

5.5

 
 

5 to <15

12.2

23

127

137.9

10.4

 
 

15 to <30

13.0

15

47

49.0

0.4

 
 

≥30

22.8

24

16

17.2

0.1

 

Totals

 

57.6

80

722

744.7

18.7

1.39 (1.10–1.73)*

PRISM 24 hours

<1

1.5

4

237

239.5

4.2

 
 

1 to <5

7.7

16

313

321.3

9.2

 
 

5 to <15

10.2

9

112

110.8

0.2

 
 

15 to <30

8.5

7

33

31.5

0.3

 
 

≥30

49.5

44

27

21.5

2.0

 

Totals

 

77.4

80

722

724.6

15.9

1.03 (0.82–1.29)

PRISM III 12 hours

<1

1.8

4

422

424.2

2.7

 
 

1 to <5

4.4

14

175

184.6

21.4

 
 

5 to <15

7.5

10

75

77.5

0.9

 
 

15 to <30

7.2

5

27

24.8

0.9

 
 

≥30

51.1

47

23

18.9

1.2

 

Totals

 

72.0

80

722

730.0

27.1

1.11 (0.88–1.38)

PRISM III 24 hours

<1

1.7

3

474

475.3

1.0

 
 

1 to <5

3.3

12

133

141.7

23.5

 
 

5 to <15

7.0

14

72

79.0

7.7

 
 

15 to <30

6.2

5

25

23.8

0.3

 
 

≥30

48.6

46

18

15.4

0.6

 

Totals

 

66.8

80

722

735.2

33.0

1.20 (0.95–1.49)

  1. *Significantly greater than 1 (P = 0.002) [13]. CI, confidence interval; PIM, Paediatric Index of Mortality [4]; PRISM, Paediatric RISk of Mortality [1,2]; SMR, standardized mortality ratio.