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    Machine learning models show promise for accurately assessing osteoporosis risk in postmenopausal women. Support vector machines (SVM) outperformed conventional tools, offering a more effective method for identifying high-risk individuals.

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    Area of Science:

    • Gerontology
    • Medical Informatics
    • Public Health

    Background:

    • Osteoporosis risk assessment in postmenopausal women is crucial for timely intervention.
    • Existing clinical decision tools have limitations in accurately identifying women needing bone mineral density measurement.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop and validate machine learning (ML) models for enhanced osteoporosis risk prediction in postmenopausal women.
    • To compare the performance of ML models against a conventional tool, the Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool (OST).

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized machine learning algorithms including Support Vector Machines (SVM), Random Forests (RF), Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), and Logistic Regression (LR).
    • Trained and validated models using medical records from Korean postmenopausal women (KNHANES V-1).

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  • Compared ML model performance, particularly SVM, against the OST using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis.

    • Main Results:

    • Support Vector Machines (SVM) demonstrated a significantly higher area under the curve (AUC) compared to ANN, LR, and OST.
    • The validated SVM model achieved an AUC of 0.827, with 76.7% accuracy, 77.8% sensitivity, and 76.0% specificity.
    • This study is the first to compare ML and conventional methods for osteoporosis prediction using population-based epidemiological data.

    Conclusions:

    • Machine learning methods, especially SVM, show superior performance in predicting osteoporosis risk in postmenopausal women.
    • ML models offer a potentially more accurate and effective approach for identifying high-risk individuals compared to traditional tools.
    • These findings suggest ML tools could significantly improve osteoporosis screening strategies in public health initiatives.