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Exploring Machine Learning for Predicting Peripheral and Central Precocious Puberty Through Cross-Hospital

Chun-Yen Cheng¹, Yung-Chun Chang², Nguyen Quoc Khanh Le³

¹Ph.D. Program in Medical Biotechnology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.

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Summary

Machine learning models can predict precocious puberty (PP). The Random Forest model showed the best performance in differentiating between Peripheral Precocious Puberty (PPP) and Central Precocious Puberty (CPP) in external validation.

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Area of Science:

Pediatric Endocrinology
Machine Learning in Healthcare
Clinical Decision Support Systems

Background:

Precocious puberty (PP), encompassing Peripheral Precocious Puberty (PPP) and Central Precocious Puberty (CPP), poses diagnostic challenges in pediatric endocrinology.
Delayed diagnosis of PP can lead to suboptimal treatment outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and validate machine learning models for predicting and differentiating between PPP and CPP.
To assess the generalizability of different machine learning models across diverse datasets.

Main Methods:

Utilized Random Forest (RF), Gradient Boosting Machine (GBM), and Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGB) models.
Extracted 12 clinical features from electronic medical records (EMRs) for model training and validation.
Performed internal validation on TMUH data and external validation on WFH data.

Main Results:

XGB achieved the highest sensitivity (0.88) and AUC (0.86) in internal validation.
RF demonstrated superior generalizability in external validation, with a sensitivity of 0.91 and AUC of 0.89.
RF showed robustness for cross-hospital implementation.

Conclusions:

Machine learning models show significant potential for improving the early diagnosis of precocious puberty.
The Random Forest model is a robust choice for predicting and differentiating PPP and CPP in real-world clinical settings.