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Performance Evaluation of Machine Learning Algorithms for Sarcopenia Diagnosis in Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sarcopenia is a progressive and generalized skeletal muscle disorder. Early diagnosis is necessary to reduce the adverse effects and consequences of sarcopenia, which can help prevent and manage it in a timely manner. The aim of this study was to identify the important risk factors for sarcopenia diagnosis and compare the performance of machine learning (ML) algorithms in the early detection of potential sarcopenia.

Methods

A cross-sectional design was employed for this study, involving 160 participants aged 65 years and over who resided in a community. ML algorithms were applied by selecting 11 features-sex, age, BMI, presence of hypertension, presence of diabetes mellitus, SARC-F score, MNA score, calf circumference (CC), gait speed, handgrip strength (HS), and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC)-from a pool of 107 clinical variables. The results of the three best-performing algorithms were presented.

Results

The highest accuracy values were achieved by the ALL (male + female) model using LightGBM (0.931), random forest (RF; 0.927), and XGBoost (0.922) algorithms. In the female model, the support vector machine (SVM; 0.939), RF (0.923), and k-nearest neighbors (KNN; 0.917) algorithms performed the best. Regarding variable importance in the ALL model, the last HS, sex, BMI, and MUAC variables had the highest values. In the female model, these variables were HS, age, MUAC, and BMI, respectively.

Conclusions

Machine learning algorithms have the ability to extract valuable insights from data structures, enabling accurate predictions for the early detection of sarcopenia. These predictions can assist clinicians in the context of predictive, preventive, and personalized medicine (PPPM).

SUBMITTER: Ozgur S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10572141 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Performance Evaluation of Machine Learning Algorithms for Sarcopenia Diagnosis in Older Adults.

Ozgur Su S Altinok Yasemin Atik YA Bozkurt Devrim D Saraç Zeliha Fulden ZF Akçiçek Selahattin Fehmi SF

Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) 20231009 19

<h4>Background</h4>Sarcopenia is a progressive and generalized skeletal muscle disorder. Early diagnosis is necessary to reduce the adverse effects and consequences of sarcopenia, which can help prevent and manage it in a timely manner. The aim of this study was to identify the important risk factors for sarcopenia diagnosis and compare the performance of machine learning (ML) algorithms in the early detection of potential sarcopenia.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional design was employed for this ...[more]

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