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World J Diabetes. Jan 15, 2024; 15(1): 43-52
Published online Jan 15, 2024. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v15.i1.43
Clinical study of different prediction models in predicting diabetic nephropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Sha-Sha Cai, Teng-Ye Zheng, Kang-Yao Wang, Hui-Ping Zhu
Sha-Sha Cai, Teng-Ye Zheng, Kang-Yao Wang, Hui-Ping Zhu, Department of Nephrology, The First People’s Hospital of Wenling, Wenling 317500, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Cai SS contributed to the conception and design of this study; Zheng TY and Wang KY participated in the administrative support; Zhu HP took part in the provision of study materials or patients; and all authors approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the First People’s Hospital of Wenling (Approval No. KY-2023-2034-01).
Informed consent statement: Approved exemption for informed consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: The clinical data for research can be obtained from the corresponding author.
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Corresponding author: Hui-Ping Zhu, MM, Associate Chief Physician, Reader in Health Technology Assessment, Department of Nephrology, The First People’s Hospital of Wenling, No. 333 Chuan’an South Road, Chengxi Street, Wenling 317500, Zhejiang Province, China. zhuhuiping2261@163.com
Received: August 24, 2023
Peer-review started: August 24, 2023
First decision: November 9, 2023
Revised: November 25, 2023
Accepted: December 25, 2023
Article in press: December 25, 2023
Published online: January 15, 2024
Core Tip

Core Tip: Machine learning is widely used in medical prediction models. Logistic regression (nomogram), decision tree, and random forest models are three important machine learning techniques. However, few studies have compared the predictive efficacies of these three models in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and diabetic nephropathy. Here, we established three risk prediction models-nomogram, decision tree, and random forest-for comparison and found that random forest has the strongest combined predictive power.