Using a robust model to detect the association between anthropometric factors and T2DM: machine learning approaches
Abstract Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential models to determine the most important anthropometric factors associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Method A dataset derived from the Mashhad Stroke and heart atherosclerotic disorders (MASHAD) study comprising 9354 s...
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| description | Abstract Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential models to determine the most important anthropometric factors associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Method A dataset derived from the Mashhad Stroke and heart atherosclerotic disorders (MASHAD) study comprising 9354 subject aged 65 − 35. 25% (2336 people) of subjects were diabetic and 75% (7018 people) where non-diabetic was used for the analysis of 10 anthropometric factors and age that were measured in all patients. A K-nearest neighbor (KNN) model was used to assess the association between T2DM and selected factors. The model was evaluated using accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, precision and f1-measure parameters. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and factor importance analysis were also determined. The performance of the KNN model was compared with Artificial neural network (ANN) and support vector machine (SVM) models. Result After feature selection analysis and assessing multicollinearity, six factors (Mid-arm Circumference (MAC), Waist Circumference (WC), Body Roundness Index (BRI), Body Adiposity Index (BAI), Body Mass Index (BMI), age) were used in the final model. BRI, BAI and MAC factors in males and BMI, BRI, and MAC factors in females were found to have the greatest association with T2DM. The accuracy of the KNN model was approximately 93% for both genders. The best K (number of neighbors) for the model was 4 which had the lowest error rate. The area under the ROC curve (AUC) was 0.985 for men and 0.986 for women. The KNN model achieved the best result of the models explored. Conclusion The KNN model had a high accuracy (93%) for predicting the association between anthropometric factors and T2DM. Selecting the K parameter (nearest neighbor) has an essential impact on reducing the error rate. Feature selection analysis reduces the dimensions of the KNN model and increases the accuracy of final results. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8184144786cc47fb844d26ba9807d5a22025-02-02T12:27:45ZengBMCBMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making1472-69472025-01-0125111010.1186/s12911-025-02887-yUsing a robust model to detect the association between anthropometric factors and T2DM: machine learning approachesNafiseh Hosseini0Hamid Tanzadehpanah1Amin Mansoori2Mostafa Sabzekar3Gordon A. Ferns4Habibollah Esmaily5Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan6International UNESCO Center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical SciencesAntimicrobial Resistance Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Applied Mathematics, School of Mathematical Sciences, Ferdowsi University of MashhadDepartment of Computer Engineering, Birjand University of TechnologyBrighton and Sussex Medical School, Division of Medical EducationDepartment of Biostatistics, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical SciencesInternational UNESCO Center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical SciencesAbstract Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential models to determine the most important anthropometric factors associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Method A dataset derived from the Mashhad Stroke and heart atherosclerotic disorders (MASHAD) study comprising 9354 subject aged 65 − 35. 25% (2336 people) of subjects were diabetic and 75% (7018 people) where non-diabetic was used for the analysis of 10 anthropometric factors and age that were measured in all patients. A K-nearest neighbor (KNN) model was used to assess the association between T2DM and selected factors. The model was evaluated using accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, precision and f1-measure parameters. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and factor importance analysis were also determined. The performance of the KNN model was compared with Artificial neural network (ANN) and support vector machine (SVM) models. Result After feature selection analysis and assessing multicollinearity, six factors (Mid-arm Circumference (MAC), Waist Circumference (WC), Body Roundness Index (BRI), Body Adiposity Index (BAI), Body Mass Index (BMI), age) were used in the final model. BRI, BAI and MAC factors in males and BMI, BRI, and MAC factors in females were found to have the greatest association with T2DM. The accuracy of the KNN model was approximately 93% for both genders. The best K (number of neighbors) for the model was 4 which had the lowest error rate. The area under the ROC curve (AUC) was 0.985 for men and 0.986 for women. The KNN model achieved the best result of the models explored. Conclusion The KNN model had a high accuracy (93%) for predicting the association between anthropometric factors and T2DM. Selecting the K parameter (nearest neighbor) has an essential impact on reducing the error rate. Feature selection analysis reduces the dimensions of the KNN model and increases the accuracy of final results.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-025-02887-y |
| spellingShingle | Nafiseh Hosseini Hamid Tanzadehpanah Amin Mansoori Mostafa Sabzekar Gordon A. Ferns Habibollah Esmaily Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan Using a robust model to detect the association between anthropometric factors and T2DM: machine learning approaches BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making |
| title | Using a robust model to detect the association between anthropometric factors and T2DM: machine learning approaches |
| title_full | Using a robust model to detect the association between anthropometric factors and T2DM: machine learning approaches |
| title_fullStr | Using a robust model to detect the association between anthropometric factors and T2DM: machine learning approaches |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using a robust model to detect the association between anthropometric factors and T2DM: machine learning approaches |
| title_short | Using a robust model to detect the association between anthropometric factors and T2DM: machine learning approaches |
| title_sort | using a robust model to detect the association between anthropometric factors and t2dm machine learning approaches |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-025-02887-y |
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