Comorbidity in cirrhosis

Table 1 Comorbidity scoring systems for patients with cirrhosis

Target population	Charlson comorbidity index	CirCom	CCI-OLT
	Patients with any disease	Patients with cirrhosis	Orthotopic liver transplant recipients
HIV/AIDS	6
Cancer (metastatic)	6	31
Cancer (non-metastatic or hematologic)	2	11
Liver disease (mild)	1
Liver disease (severe)	3
Diabetes (no complications)	1		1
Diabetes (with complications)	2		1
Kidney disease	2	3	2
Hemiplegia	2
Peptic ulcer	1
Connective tissue disease	1		2
Chronic obstructive lung disease	1	1	3
Dementia	1
Epilepsy		1
Cerebrovascular disease	1
Peripheral vascular disease	1	1
Congestive heart failure	1	1
Acute myocardial infarction	1	11	2
Substance abuse other than alcoholism		1

¹Add two points if the comorbid disease is active. The numbers indicate the comorbid diseases’ weight. HIV: Human immunodeficiency virus; AIDS: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; CCI-OLT: Charlson comorbidity index for orthotopic liver transplantation.