Screening for Diabetes Mellitus in the U.S. Population Using Neural Network Models and Complex Survey Designs

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Main Authors: Matabuena, Marcos, Vidal, Juan C., Ghosal, Rahul, Onnela, Jukka-Pekka
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author Matabuena, Marcos
Vidal, Juan C.
Ghosal, Rahul
Onnela, Jukka-Pekka
author_facet Matabuena, Marcos
Vidal, Juan C.
Ghosal, Rahul
Onnela, Jukka-Pekka
contents Complex survey designs are commonly employed in many medical cohorts. In such scenarios, developing case-specific predictive risk score models that reflect the unique characteristics of the study design is essential for minimizing selective biases in the statistical results. The objectives of this paper are to: (i) propose a general predictive framework for regression and classification using neural network (NN) modeling that incorporates survey weights into the estimation process; (ii) introduce an uncertainty quantification algorithm for model prediction tailored to data from complex survey designs; and (iii) apply this method to develop robust risk score models for assessing the risk of Diabetes Mellitus in the US population, utilizing data from the NHANES 2011-2014 cohort. The results indicate that models of varying complexity, each utilizing a different set of variables, demonstrate different discriminative power for predicting diabetes (with different economic cost), yet yield generalizable results at the population level. Although the focus is on diabetes, this NN predictive framework is adaptable for developing clinical models across a diverse range of diseases and medical cohorts. The software and data used in this paper are publicly available on GitHub.
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spellingShingle Screening for Diabetes Mellitus in the U.S. Population Using Neural Network Models and Complex Survey Designs
Matabuena, Marcos
Vidal, Juan C.
Ghosal, Rahul
Onnela, Jukka-Pekka
Methodology
Machine Learning
Complex survey designs are commonly employed in many medical cohorts. In such scenarios, developing case-specific predictive risk score models that reflect the unique characteristics of the study design is essential for minimizing selective biases in the statistical results. The objectives of this paper are to: (i) propose a general predictive framework for regression and classification using neural network (NN) modeling that incorporates survey weights into the estimation process; (ii) introduce an uncertainty quantification algorithm for model prediction tailored to data from complex survey designs; and (iii) apply this method to develop robust risk score models for assessing the risk of Diabetes Mellitus in the US population, utilizing data from the NHANES 2011-2014 cohort. The results indicate that models of varying complexity, each utilizing a different set of variables, demonstrate different discriminative power for predicting diabetes (with different economic cost), yet yield generalizable results at the population level. Although the focus is on diabetes, this NN predictive framework is adaptable for developing clinical models across a diverse range of diseases and medical cohorts. The software and data used in this paper are publicly available on GitHub.
title Screening for Diabetes Mellitus in the U.S. Population Using Neural Network Models and Complex Survey Designs
topic Methodology
Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.19752