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  • Machine Learning in Healthcare
  • Clinical Decision Support Systems

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  • Fatty liver disease (FLD) is a prevalent condition linked to significant morbidity and mortality.
  • Early prediction of FLD is crucial for effective prevention, diagnosis, and treatment strategies.
  • Developing predictive models can assist clinicians in identifying high-risk individuals.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and compare machine learning models for predicting fatty liver disease.
  • To evaluate the performance of random forest, Naïve Bayes, artificial neural networks, and logistic regression models.
  • To identify the most accurate model for clinical application in FLD prediction.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized patient data from fatty liver screenings at New Taipei City Hospital (December 2009).
  • Developed and compared four classification models: Random Forest (RF), Naïve Bayes (NB), Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), and Logistic Regression (LR).
  • Evaluated model performance using the Area Under the Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve (AUROC) and accuracy metrics with 10-fold cross-validation.

Main Results:

  • A total of 577 patients were analyzed, with 377 diagnosed with fatty liver.
  • The Random Forest (RF) model achieved the highest AUROC (0.925) and accuracy (87.48%).
  • Other models showed strong performance: NB (AUROC 0.888, accuracy 82.65%), ANN (AUROC 0.895, accuracy 81.85%), and LR (AUROC 0.854, accuracy 76.96%).

Conclusions:

  • The study successfully developed and compared four machine learning models for accurate FLD prediction.
  • The Random Forest model significantly outperformed other models in predicting fatty liver disease.
  • Implementing the RF model in clinical practice can enhance patient stratification for FLD prevention, surveillance, and management.