Table 2 Association between physician's global estimate of disease severity and five physician-reported specific disease severity variables
| Â | Physician's Global Estimate of Disease Severity | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physician-reported specific severity variables | Much Better | Some-what Better | About Average | Some-what Worse | Much Worse |
| Â | (n = 108) | (n = 385) | (n = 644) | (n = 400) | (n = 121) |
| Â | ----- percent ----- | ||||
Probability of hospitalization in the next 2 years * | 8 | 14 | 24 | 45 | 72 |
Probability of death in the next two years * | 6 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 48 |
Patient on disease medications* | 83 | 96 | 98 | 100 | 99 |
Laboratory tests or procedures done * | 54 | 70 | 88 | 96 | 99 |
Referred to specialist * | 24 | 29 | 53 | 66 | 84 |