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  • Epidemiology

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  • The COVID-19 pandemic, beginning in late 2019, has caused millions of deaths globally.
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) offer powerful tools for developing predictive models in healthcare.
  • Effective patient stratification is crucial for managing the COVID-19 crisis and optimizing treatment allocation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify the optimal machine learning model for predicting COVID-19 patient mortality.
  • To compare the efficacy of six distinct classification algorithms in a large-scale COVID-19 dataset.
  • To provide a reliable tool for early identification of patients at high risk of mortality.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a comprehensive dataset of over 12 million COVID-19 cases.
  • Preprocessed and refined the dataset for optimal model training and testing.
  • Evaluated six classification algorithms: Logistic Regression, Decision Trees, Random Forest, eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost), Multi-Layer Perceptrons, and K-Nearest Neighbors.

Main Results:

  • XGBoost achieved the highest performance metrics: Precision (0.93764), Recall (0.95472), F1-score (0.9113), and AUC_ROC (0.97855).
  • The runtime for the XGBoost model was 6.67306 seconds.
  • All evaluated models were tested on the cleansed and modified dataset.

Conclusions:

  • XGBoost is the recommended model for predicting COVID-19 patient mortality due to its superior accuracy and efficiency.
  • The findings support the use of machine learning for risk stratification, enabling timely and priority treatment for high-risk individuals.
  • This predictive capability can significantly aid in managing healthcare resources and improving patient outcomes during pandemics.