Investigating factors influencing quality of life in thyroid eye disease: insight from machine learning approaches.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Thyroid eye disease (TED) is an autoimmune orbital disorder that diminishes the quality of life (QOL) in affected individuals. Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO)-QOL questionnaire effectively assesses TED's effect on patients. This study aims to investigate the factors influencing visual functioning (QOL-VF) and physical appearance (QOL-AP) scores in Chinese TED patients using innovative data analysis methods.

Methods

This cross-sectional study included 211 TED patients whose initial visit to our clinic was from July 2022 to March 2023. Patients with previous ophthalmic surgery or concurrent severe diseases were excluded. GO-QOL questionnaires, detailed medical histories and clinical examinations were collected. The distribution of GO-QOL scores was analyzed, and linear regres

SUBMITTER: Zhang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11816044 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature