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Mansoori A, Seifi N, Vahabzadeh R, Hajiabadi F, Mood MH, Harimi M, Poudineh M, Ferns G, Esmaily H, Ghayour-Mobarhan M. The relationship between anthropometric indices and the presence of hypertension in an Iranian population sample using data mining algorithms. J Hum Hypertens 2024; 38:277-285. [PMID: 38040904 DOI: 10.1038/s41371-023-00877-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 09/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
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Hypertension (HTN) is a common chronic condition associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Anthropometric indices of adiposity are known to be associated with a risk of HTN. The aim of this study was to identify the anthropometric indices that best associate with HTN in an Iranian population. 9704 individuals aged 35-65 years were recruited as part of the Mashhad Stroke and Heart Atherosclerotic Disorder (MASHAD) study. Demographic and anthropometric data of all participants were recorded. HTN was defined as a systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥ 140 mmHg, and/ or a diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≥ 90 mmHg on two subsequent measurements, or being treated with oral drug therapy for BP. Data mining methods including Logistic Regression (LR), Decision Tree (DT), and Bootstrap Forest (BF) were applied. Of 9704 participants, 3070 had HTN, and 6634 were normotensive. LR showed that body roundness index (BRI), body mass index (BMI) and visceral adiposity index (VAI) were significantly associated with HTN in both genders (P < 0.0001). BRI showed the greatest association with HTN (OR = 1.276, 95%CI = (1.224, 1.330)). For BMI we had OR = 1.063, 95%CI = (1.047, 1.080), for VAI we had OR = 1.029, 95%CI = (1.020, 1.038). An age < 47 years and BRI < 4.04 was associated with a 90% probability of being normotensive. The BF indicated that age, sex and BRI had the most important role in HTN. In summary, among anthropometric indices the most powerful indicator for discriminating hypertensive from normotensive patients was BRI.
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Affiliation(s)
- Amin Mansoori
- International UNESCO center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Department of Applied Mathematics, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran, Mashhad, Iran
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- International UNESCO center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Paramedicine Faculty, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Paramedicine Faculty, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Nutrition Sciences, Varastegan Institute for Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Nutrition Sciences, Varastegan Institute for Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Faculty of Medicine, Islamic Azad University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
- Student of Research Committee, School of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran, Zanjan, Iran
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- Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Division of Medical Education, Brighton, UK
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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- International UNESCO center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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Mansoori A, Farizani Gohari NS, Etemad L, Poudineh M, Ahari RK, Mohammadyari F, Azami M, Rad ES, Ferns G, Esmaily H, Ghayour Mobarhan M. White blood cell and platelet distribution widths are associated with hypertension: data mining approaches. Hypertens Res 2024; 47:515-528. [PMID: 37880498 DOI: 10.1038/s41440-023-01472-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Revised: 09/23/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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In this paper, we are going to investigate the association between Hypertension (HTN) and routine hematologic indices in a cohort of Iranian adults. The data were obtained from a total population of 9704 who were aged 35-65 years, a prospective study was designed. The association between hematologic factors and HTN was assessed using logistic regression (LR) analysis and a decision tree (DT) algorithm. A total of 9704 complete datasets were analyzed in this cohort study (N = 3070 with HTN [female 62.47% and male 37.52%], N = 6634 without HTN [female 58.90% and male 41.09%]). Several variables were significantly different between the two groups, including age, smoking status, BMI, diabetes millitus, high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), uric acid, FBS, total cholesterol, HGB, LYM, WBC, PDW, RDW, RBC, sex, PLT, MCV, SBP, DBP, BUN, and HCT (P < 0.05). For unit odds ratio (OR) interpretation, females are more likely to have HTN (OR = 1.837, 95% CI = (1.620, 2.081)). Among the analyzed variables, age and WBC had the most significant associations with HTN OR = 1.087, 95% CI = (1.081, 1.094) and OR = 1.096, 95% CI = (1.061, 1.133), respectively (P-value < 0.05). In the DT model, age, followed by WBC, sex, and PDW, has the most significant impact on the HTN risk. Ninety-eight percent of patients had HTN in the subgroup with older age (≥58), high PDW (≥17.3), and low RDW (<46). Finally, we found that elevated WBC and PDW are the most associated factor with the severity of HTN in the Mashhad general population as well as female gender and older age.
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- Amin Mansoori
- International UNESCO center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Department of Applied Mathematics, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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- International UNESCO center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Student of Research Committee, School of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
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- International UNESCO center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Student of Research Committee, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical sciences, Birjand, Iran
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- Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Division of Medical Education, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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- International UNESCO center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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Mohammadi F, Teiri H, Hajizadeh Y, Abdolahnejad A, Ebrahimi A. Prediction of atmospheric PM 2.5 level by machine learning techniques in Isfahan, Iran. Sci Rep 2024; 14:2109. [PMID: 38267539 PMCID: PMC10808097 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-52617-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/21/2024] [Indexed: 01/26/2024] Open
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With increasing levels of air pollution, air quality prediction has attracted more attention. Mathematical models are being developed by researchers to achieve precise predictions. Monitoring and prediction of atmospheric PM2.5 levels, as a predominant pollutant, is essential in emission mitigation programs. In this study, meteorological datasets from 9 years in Isfahan city, a large metropolis of Iran, were applied to predict the PM2.5 levels, using four machine learning algorithms including Artificial Neural |Networks (ANNs), K-Nearest-Neighbors (KNN), Support Vector |Machines (SVMs) and ensembles of classification trees Random Forest (RF). The data from 7 air quality monitoring stations located in Isfahan City were taken into consideration. The Confusion Matrix and Cross-Entropy Loss were used to analyze the performance of classification models. Several parameters, including sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, F1 score, precision, and the area under the curve (AUC), are computed to assess model performance. Finally, by introducing the predicted data for 2020 into ArcGIS software and using the IDW (Inverse Distance Weighting) method, interpolation was conducted for the area of Isfahan city and the pollution map was illustrated for each month of the year. The results showed that, based on the accuracy percentage, the ANN model has a better performance (90.1%) in predicting PM2.5 grades compared to the other models for the applied meteorological dataset, followed by RF (86.1%), SVM (84.6%) and KNN (82.2%) models, respectively. Therefore, ANN modelling provides a feasible procedure for the managerial planning of air pollution control.
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- Farzaneh Mohammadi
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
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- Environment Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Hezar Jerib Street, Isfahan, 8174673461, Iran.
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Maragheh University of Medical Sciences, Maragheh, Iran
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- Environment Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Hezar Jerib Street, Isfahan, 8174673461, Iran
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Mansoori A, Hosseini N, Ghazizadeh H, Aghasizadeh M, Drroudi S, Sahranavard T, Izadi HS, Amiriani A, Farkhani EM, Ferns GA, Ghayour-Mobarhan M, Moohebati M, Esmaily H. Association between biochemical and hematologic factors with COVID-19 using data mining methods. BMC Infect Dis 2023; 23:897. [PMID: 38129798 PMCID: PMC10734144 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-023-08676-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease that can spread very rapidly with important public health impacts. The prediction of the important factors related to the patient's infectious diseases is helpful to health care workers. The aim of this research was to select the critical feature of the relationship between demographic, biochemical, and hematological characteristics, in patients with and without COVID-19 infection. METHOD A total of 13,170 participants in the age range of 35-65 years were recruited. Decision Tree (DT), Logistic Regression (LR), and Bootstrap Forest (BF) techniques were fitted into data. Three models were considered in this study, in model I, the biochemical features, in model II, the hematological features, and in model II, both biochemical and homological features were studied. RESULTS In Model I, the BF, DT, and LR algorithms identified creatine phosphokinase (CPK), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), fasting blood glucose (FBG), total bilirubin, body mass index (BMI), sex, and age, as important predictors for COVID-19. In Model II, our BF, DT, and LR algorithms identified BMI, sex, mean platelet volume (MPV), and age as important predictors. In Model III, our BF, DT, and LR algorithms identified CPK, BMI, MPV, BUN, FBG, sex, creatinine (Cr), age, and total bilirubin as important predictors. CONCLUSION The proposed BF, DT, and LR models appear to be able to predict and classify infected and non-infected people based on CPK, BUN, BMI, MPV, FBG, Sex, Cr, and Age which had a high association with COVID-19.
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- Amin Mansoori
- International UNESCO Center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Department of Applied Mathematics, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
- Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- International UNESCO Center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Faculty of Medicine, Islamic Azad University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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- International UNESCO Center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Division of Clinical Biochemistry, CALIPER Program, Pediatric Laboratory Medicine, the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- International UNESCO Center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- International UNESCO Center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- International UNESCO Center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- International UNESCO Center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Brighton & Sussex Medical School, Division of Medical Education, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9PH, Sussex, UK
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- International UNESCO Center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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Poudineh M, Mansoori A, Sadooghi Rad E, Hosseini ZS, Salmani Izadi F, Hoseinpour M, Mahmoudi Zo M, Ghoflchi S, Tanbakuchi D, Nazar E, Ferns G, Effati S, Esmaily H, Ghayour-Mobarhan M. Platelet distribution widths and white blood cell are associated with cardiovascular diseases: data mining approaches. Acta Cardiol 2023; 78:1033-1044. [PMID: 37694924 DOI: 10.1080/00015385.2023.2246199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and haematologic factors in a cohort of Iranian adults. METHOD For a total population of 9,704 aged 35 to 65, a prospective study was designed. Haematologic factors and demographic characteristics (such as gender, age, and smoking status) were completed for all participants. The association between haematologic factors and CVDs was assessed through logistic regression (LR) analysis, decision tree (DT), and bootstrap forest (BF). RESULTS Almost all of the included factors were significantly associated with CVD (p<.001). Among the included factors, were: age, white blood cell (WBC), and platelet distribution width (PDW) had the strongest correlation with the development of CVD. For unit OR interpretation, WBC has been represented as the most remarkable risk factor for CVD (OR: 1.22 (CI 95% (1.18, 1.27))). Also, age is associated with an increase in the odds of CVD + occurrence (OR: 1.12 (CI 95% (1.11, 1.13))). Moreover, males are times more likely to develop CVD than females (OR: 1.39 (CI 95% (1.22, 1.58))). In DT model, age is the best classifier factor in CVD development, followed by WBC and PDW. Furthermore, based on the BF algorithm, the most crucial factors correlated with CVD are age, WBC, PDW, sex, and smoking status. CONCLUSION The obtained result from LR, DT, and BF models confirmed that age, WBC, and PDW are the most crucial factors for the development of CVD.
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- Mohadeseh Poudineh
- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
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- International UNESCO center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- International UNESCO center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- International UNESCO center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Department of Applied Mathematics, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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- Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Division of Medical Education, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- Department of Applied Mathematics, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- International UNESCO center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Ghazizadeh H, Shakour N, Ghoflchi S, Mansoori A, Saberi-Karimiam M, Rashidmayvan M, Ferns G, Esmaily H, Ghayour-Mobarhan M. Use of data mining approaches to explore the association between type 2 diabetes mellitus with SARS-CoV-2. BMC Pulm Med 2023; 23:203. [PMID: 37308948 DOI: 10.1186/s12890-023-02495-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Corona virus causes respiratory tract infections in mammals. The latest type of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona-viruses 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Corona virus spread in humans in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and their biochemical and hematological factors with the level of infection with COVID-19 to improve the treatment and management of the disease. MATERIAL AND METHOD This study was conducted on a population of 13,170 including 5780 subjects with SARS-COV-2 and 7390 subjects without SARS-COV-2, in the age range of 35-65 years. Also, the associations between biochemical factors, hematological factors, physical activity level (PAL), age, sex, and smoking status were investigated with the COVID-19 infection. RESULT Data mining techniques such as logistic regression (LR) and decision tree (DT) algorithms were used to analyze the data. The results using the LR model showed that in biochemical factors (Model I) creatine phosphokinase (CPK) (OR: 1.006 CI 95% (1.006,1.007)), blood urea nitrogen (BUN) (OR: 1.039 CI 95% (1.033, 1.047)) and in hematological factors (Model II) mean platelet volume (MVP) (OR: 1.546 CI 95% (1.470, 1.628)) were significant factors associated with COVID-19 infection. Using the DT model, CPK, BUN, and MPV were the most important variables. Also, after adjustment for confounding factors, subjects with T2DM had higher risk for COVID-19 infection. CONCLUSION There was a significant association between CPK, BUN, MPV and T2DM with COVID-19 infection and T2DM appears to be important in the development of COVID-19 infection.
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- Hamideh Ghazizadeh
- The Hospital for Sick Children, CALIPER Program, Division of Clinical Biochemistry, Pediatric Laboratory Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada
- International UNESCO Center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- International UNESCO Center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- International UNESCO Center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
- Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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- International UNESCO Center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Nutrition, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran
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- Division of Medical Education, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- International UNESCO Center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
- Department of Nutrition, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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Mansoori A, Hosseini ZS, Ahari RK, Poudineh M, Rad ES, Zo MM, Izadi FS, Hoseinpour M, Miralizadeh A, Mashhadi YA, Hormozi M, Firoozeh MT, Hajhoseini O, Ferns G, Esmaily H, Mobarhan MG. Development of Data Mining Algorithms for Identifying the Best Anthropometric Predictors for Cardiovascular Disease: MASHAD Cohort Study. High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 2023; 30:243-253. [PMID: 37204657 DOI: 10.1007/s40292-023-00577-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Many studies have been published to assess the best anthropometric measurements associated with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), but controversies still exist. AIM Investigating the association between CVDs and anthropometric measurements among Iranian adults. METHODS For a total population of 9354 aged 35 to 65, a prospective study was designed. Anthropometric measurements including ABSI (A Body Shape Index), Body Adiposity Index (BAI), Body Mass Index (BMI), Waist to Height Ratio (WHtR), Body Round Index (BRI), HC (Hip Circumference), Demispan, Mid-arm circumference (MAC), Waist-to-hip (WH) and Waist Circumference (WC) were completed. The association between these parameters and CVDs were assessed through logistic regression (LR) and decision tree (DT) models. RESULTS During the 6-year follow-up, 4596 individuals (49%) developed CVDs. According to the LR, age, BAI, BMI, Demispan, and BRI, in male and age, WC, BMI, and BAI in female had a significant association with CVDs (p-value < 0.03). Age and BRI for male and age and BMI for female represent the most appropriate estimates for CVDs (OR: 1.07, (95% CI: 1.06, 1.08), 1.36 (1.22, 1.51), 1.14 (1.13, 1.15), and 1.05 (1.02, 1.07), respectively). In the DT for male, those with BRI ≥ 3.87, age ≥ 46 years, and BMI ≥ 35.97 had the highest risk to develop CVDs (90%). Also, in the DT for female, those with age ≥ 54 years and WC ≥ 84 had the highest risk to develop CVDs (71%). CONCLUSION BRI and age in male and age and BMI in female had the greatest association with CVDs. Also, BRI and BMI was the strongest indices for this prediction.
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- Amin Mansoori
- International UNESCO center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, 99199-91766, Iran
- Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- International UNESCO center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, 99199-91766, Iran
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- Student Research committee, School of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Department of Nutrition, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Division of Medical Education, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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- International UNESCO center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, 99199-91766, Iran.
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Mansoori A, Sahranavard T, Hosseini ZS, Soflaei SS, Emrani N, Nazar E, Gharizadeh M, Khorasanchi Z, Effati S, Ghamsary M, Ferns G, Esmaily H, Mobarhan MG. Prediction of type 2 diabetes mellitus using hematological factors based on machine learning approaches: a cohort study analysis. Sci Rep 2023; 13:663. [PMID: 36635303 PMCID: PMC9837189 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-27340-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is a significant public health problem globally. The diagnosis and management of diabetes are critical to reduce the diabetes complications including cardiovascular disease and cancer. This study was designed to assess the potential association between T2DM and routinely measured hematological parameters. This study was a subsample of 9000 adults aged 35-65 years recruited as part of Mashhad stroke and heart atherosclerotic disorder (MASHAD) cohort study. Machine learning techniques including logistic regression (LR), decision tree (DT) and bootstrap forest (BF) algorithms were applied to analyze data. All data analyses were performed using SPSS version 22 and SAS JMP Pro version 13 at a significant level of 0.05. Based on the performance indices, the BF model gave high accuracy, precision, specificity, and AUC. Previous studies suggested the positive relationship of triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index with T2DM, so we considered the association of TyG index with hematological factors. We found this association was aligned with their results regarding T2DM, except MCHC. The most effective factors in the BF model were age and WBC (white blood cell). The BF model represented a better performance to predict T2DM. Our model provides valuable information to predict T2DM like age and WBC.
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- Amin Mansoori
- grid.411583.a0000 0001 2198 6209International UNESCO Center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, 99199-91766 Iran ,grid.411301.60000 0001 0666 1211Department of Applied Mathematics, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran ,grid.411583.a0000 0001 2198 6209Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- grid.411583.a0000 0001 2198 6209International UNESCO Center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, 99199-91766 Iran
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- grid.411768.d0000 0004 1756 1744Faculty of Medicine, Islamic Azad University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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- grid.411583.a0000 0001 2198 6209International UNESCO Center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, 99199-91766 Iran
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- grid.411583.a0000 0001 2198 6209Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran
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- grid.411583.a0000 0001 2198 6209International UNESCO Center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, 99199-91766 Iran ,grid.411583.a0000 0001 2198 6209Student Research Committee, Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- grid.411583.a0000 0001 2198 6209Student Research Committee, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- grid.411583.a0000 0001 2198 6209Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran ,grid.411583.a0000 0001 2198 6209Department of Nutrition, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- grid.411301.60000 0001 0666 1211Department of Applied Mathematics, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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- grid.43582.380000 0000 9852 649XSchool of Public Health, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA USA
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- grid.414601.60000 0000 8853 076XDivision of Medical Education, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. .,Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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- International UNESCO Center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, 99199-91766, Iran.
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Saeedbakhsh S, Sattari M, Mohammadi M, Najafian J, Mohammadi F. Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease based on Machine Learning algorithms Support Vector Machine, Artificial Neural Network, and Random Forest. Adv Biomed Res 2023; 12:51. [PMID: 37057235 PMCID: PMC10086656 DOI: 10.4103/abr.abr_383_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/05/2022] [Indexed: 04/15/2023] Open
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Background Coronary artery disease (CAD) is known as the most common cardiovascular disease. The development of CAD is influenced by several risk factors. Diagnostic and therapeutic methods of this disease have many and costly side effects. Therefore, researchers are looking for cost-effective and accurate methods to diagnose this disease. Machine learning algorithms can help specialists diagnose the disease early. The aim of this study is to detect CAD using machine learning algorithms. Materials and Methods In this study, three data mining algorithms support vector machine (SVM), artificial neural network (ANN), and random forest were used to predict CAD using the Isfahan Cohort Study dataset of Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center. 19 features with 11495 records from this dataset were used for this research. Results All three algorithms achieved relatively close results. However, the SVM had the highest accuracy compared to the other techniques. The accuracy was calculated as 89.73% for SVM. The ANN algorithm also obtained the high area under the curve, sensitivity and accuracy and provided acceptable performance. Age, sex, Sleep satisfaction, history of stroke, history of palpitations, and history of heart disease were most correlated with target class. Eleven rules were also extracted from this dataset with high confidence and support. Conclusion In this study, it was shown that machine learning algorithms can be used with high accuracy to detect CAD. Thus, it allows physicians to perform timely preventive treatment in patients with CAD.
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- Saeed Saeedbakhsh
- Health Information Technology Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Health Information Technology Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
- Dr. Mohammad Sattari, Department of Health Information Technology and Management, School of Medical Management and Information Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Hezarjerib Avenue, P. O. Box: 81745-346, Isfahan, Iran. E-mail:
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- Department of Management and Health Information Technology, School of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
- Address for correspondence: Ms. Maryam Mohammadi, School of Medical Management and Information Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Hezarjerib Avenue, P. O. Box: 81745-346, Isfahan, Iran. E-mail:
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- Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Nasri E, Fakhim H, Salahi M, Ghafel S, Pourajam S, Darakhshandeh A, Kassaian N, Sadeghi S, Ataei B, Javanmard SH, Vaezi A. Efficacy of Hydroxychloroquine in Pre-exposure Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Prophylaxis among High-Risk HealthCare Workers: A Multicenter Study. Adv Biomed Res 2023; 12:3. [PMID: 36926426 PMCID: PMC10012028 DOI: 10.4103/abr.abr_104_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Revised: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background Prophylaxis could be an established strategy to potentially prevent and control infectious diseases and should be considered in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The present study aimed to assess the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine as a prophylaxis treatment strategy in the reduction of the risk of COVID-19 among health professionals. Materials and Methods The health professionals were randomly assigned (1:1) to the control group without receiving any hydroxychloroquine as prophylaxis and the hydroxychloroquine group receiving a weekly hydroxychloroquine dose of 400 mg up to 12 weeks. Results A total of 146 health professionals were randomly enrolled in this study between August 11 and November 11 in 2020. Among the screened health professionals, 21 (14.6%) were infected with COVID-19 during the 12 weeks, and 14 (66.6%) out of the 21 health professionals were in the control group. Most participants with COVID-19 had mild symptoms (62%). In addition, 9.5% (n = 2) of the participants suffered from moderate disease and 28.5% were diagnosed with severe symptoms. In the hydroxychloroquine group, 5 (7.1%) and 2 (2.8%) participants were reported with mild and moderate symptoms of COVID-19, respectively, and 2 participants had moderate, 8 (10.9%) participants had mild symptoms, and 6 (8.2%) participants had severe symptoms in the control group, within 3 months. Severe symptoms of COVID-19 were not observed in the hydroxychloroquine group. Conclusion This study addressed the effect and benefit of hydroxychloroquine administration for the prevention of COVID-19 among health professionals. The improved perception of prophylaxis might highlight its important role in future COVID-19 outbreaks to prevent hospital transmission, which is a major route of spread.
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- Elahe Nasri
- Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.,Nosocomial Infection Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Nosocomial Infection Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Applied Physiology Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Keskin GA, Doğruparmak ŞÇ, Ergün K. Estimation of COVID-19 patient numbers using artificial neural networks based on air pollutant concentration levels. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:68269-68279. [PMID: 35538344 PMCID: PMC9090305 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-20231-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2022] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The dilemma between health concerns and the economy is apparent in the context of strategic decision making during the pandemic. In particular, estimating the patient numbers and achieving an informed management of the dilemma are crucial in terms of the strategic decisions to be taken. The Covid-19 pandemic presents an important case in this context. Sustaining the efforts to cope with and to put an end to this pandemic requires investigation of the spread and infection mechanisms of the disease, and the factors which facilitate its spread. Covid-19 symptoms culminating in respiratory failure are known to cause death. Since air quality is one of the most significant factors in the progression of lung and respiratory diseases, it is aimed to estimate the number of Covid-19 patients corresponding to the pollutant parameters (PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NOX, NO2, CO, O3) after determining the relationship between air pollutant parameters and Covid-19 patient numbers in Turkey. For this purpose, artificial neural network was used to estimate the number of Covid-19 patients corresponding to air pollutant parameters in Turkey. To obtain highest accuracy levels in terms of network architecture structure, various network structures were tested. The optimal performance level was developed with 15 neurons combined with one hidden layer, which achieved a network performance level as high as 0.97342. It was concluded that Covid-19 disease is affected from air pollutant parameters and the number of patients can be estimated depending on these parameters by this study. Since it is known that the struggle against the pandemic should be handled in all aspects, the result of the study will contribute to the establishment of environmental decisions and precautions.
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- Gülşen Aydın Keskin
- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering, Balikesir University, Balikesir, Turkey
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- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey.
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- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering, Balikesir University, Balikesir, Turkey
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Mihi A, Ghazela R, wissal D. Mapping potential desertification-prone areas in North-Eastern Algeria using logistic regression model, GIS, and remote sensing techniques. ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES 2022; 81:385. [PMID: 35891927 PMCID: PMC9305054 DOI: 10.1007/s12665-022-10513-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Desertification is an environmental threat that affects many countries in the world, and it poses specially an ecological issue to Algeria. This study aimed to assess areas sensitive to desertification in North-Eastern Algeria (Tebessa province) using a logistic regression model (LRM), and geomatics-based approaches. Topsoil Grain Size Index (TGSI), Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Aridity index (AI), and Anthropic pressure on the steppe environment (APSE) were selected as desertification indicators for representing land surface conditions from soil, vegetation, climate, and anthropic disruptors. Results indicate that both AI and TGSI are the most crucial indices conditioning desertification risk. Other indices; NDVI and ASPE were appeared as secondary important indices. Herein, although vegetation generally is a key factor for reading desertification, this result shows that vegetation changes in this study are less important than other desertification conditioning parameters. Area under curve value equal 0.94 indicates a satisfactory accuracy for the proposed model. In total, desertification risk changes increasingly along a North-to-South gradient of the whole research area. Besides, slight, moderate, high, and very high classes occupied 0.87%, 21.08%, 19.33% and 58.72% of the total land area, respectively. LRM is recommended as an accurate and easily applied tool to monitor desertification, especially in scarce data environment in developing countries. Additionally, the results obtained in this paper represent a basic scientific tool for implementing current and future policies to control desertification at areas with high risk.
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- Ali Mihi
- Department of Natural and Life Sciences, Faculty of Exact Sciences and Natural and Life Sciences, Larbi Tebessi University, 12002 Tebessa, Algeria
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- Department of Natural and Life Sciences, Faculty of Exact Sciences and Natural and Life Sciences, Larbi Tebessi University, 12002 Tebessa, Algeria
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- Department of Natural and Life Sciences, Faculty of Exact Sciences and Natural and Life Sciences, Larbi Tebessi University, 12002 Tebessa, Algeria
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Paganelli AI, Velmovitsky PE, Miranda P, Branco A, Alencar P, Cowan D, Endler M, Morita PP. A conceptual IoT-based early-warning architecture for remote monitoring of COVID-19 patients in wards and at home. INTERNET OF THINGS (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2022; 18:100399. [PMID: 38620637 PMCID: PMC8023791 DOI: 10.1016/j.iot.2021.100399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Revised: 03/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, health services around the globe are struggling. An effective system for monitoring patients can improve healthcare delivery by avoiding in-person contacts, enabling early-detection of severe cases, and remotely assessing patients' status. Internet of Things (IoT) technologies have been used for monitoring patients' health with wireless wearable sensors in different scenarios and medical conditions, such as noncommunicable and infectious diseases. Combining IoT-related technologies with early-warning scores (EWS) commonly utilized in infirmaries has the potential to enhance health services delivery significantly. Specifically, the NEWS-2 has been showing remarkable results in detecting the health deterioration of COVID-19 patients. Although the literature presents several approaches for remote monitoring, none of these studies proposes a customized, complete, and integrated architecture that uses an effective early-detection mechanism for COVID-19 and that is flexible enough to be used in hospital wards and at home. Therefore, this article's objective is to present a comprehensive IoT-based conceptual architecture that addresses the key requirements of scalability, interoperability, network dynamics, context discovery, reliability, and privacy in the context of remote health monitoring of COVID-19 patients in hospitals and at home. Since remote monitoring of patients at home (essential during a pandemic) can engender trust issues regarding secure and ethical data collection, a consent management module was incorporated into our architecture to provide transparency and ensure data privacy. Further, the article details mechanisms for supporting a configurable and adaptable scoring system embedded in wearable devices to increase usefulness and flexibility for health care professions working with EWS.
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- Antonio Iyda Paganelli
- Informatics Departament, Pontifical Catholic University, Rua Marquês de São Vicente 225-Gávea, Rio de Janeiro 22541-041, Brazil
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- School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
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- School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Informatics Departament, Pontifical Catholic University, Rua Marquês de São Vicente 225-Gávea, Rio de Janeiro 22541-041, Brazil
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- David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
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- David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Informatics Departament, Pontifical Catholic University, Rua Marquês de São Vicente 225-Gávea, Rio de Janeiro 22541-041, Brazil
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- School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
- Research Institute for Aging, University of Waterloo, 250 Laurelwood Drive, Waterloo, ON N2J 0E2, Canada
- Department of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
- eHealth Innovation, Techna Institute, University Health Network, R. Fraser Elliott Building, 4th Floor, 190 Elizabeth St, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada
- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Health Sciences Building 155 College Street, 6th floor, Toronto, ON M5T 3M7, Canada
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Kiss O, Alzueta E, Yuksel D, Pohl KM, de Zambotti M, Műller-Oehring EM, Prouty D, Durley I, Pelham WE, McCabe CJ, Gonzalez MR, Brown SA, Wade NE, Marshall AT, Sowell ER, Breslin FJ, Lisdahl KM, Dick AS, Sheth CS, McCandliss BD, Guillaume M, Van Rinsveld AM, Dowling GJ, Tapert SF, Baker FC. The Pandemic's Toll on Young Adolescents: Prevention and Intervention Targets to Preserve Their Mental Health. J Adolesc Health 2022; 70:387-395. [PMID: 35090817 PMCID: PMC8789404 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Revised: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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PURPOSE Adolescence is characterized by dramatic physical, social, and emotional changes, making teens particularly vulnerable to the mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. This longitudinal study identifies young adolescents who are most vulnerable to the psychological toll of the pandemic and provides insights to inform strategies to help adolescents cope better in times of crisis. METHODS A data-driven approach was applied to a longitudinal, demographically diverse cohort of more than 3,000 young adolescents (11-14 years) participating in the ongoing Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study in the United States, including multiple prepandemic visits and three assessments during the COVID-19 pandemic (May-August 2020). We fitted machine learning models and provided a comprehensive list of predictors of psychological distress in individuals. RESULTS Positive affect, stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms were accurately detected with our classifiers. Female sex and prepandemic internalizing symptoms and sleep problems were strong predictors of psychological distress. Parent- and youth-reported pandemic-related psychosocial factors, including poorer quality and functioning of family relationships, more screen time, and witnessing discrimination in relation to the pandemic further predicted youth distress. However, better social support, regular physical activities, coping strategies, and healthy behaviors predicted better emotional well-being. DISCUSSION Findings highlight the importance of social connectedness and healthy behaviors, such as sleep and physical activity, as buffering factors against the deleterious effects of the pandemic on adolescents' mental health. They also point to the need for greater attention toward coping strategies that help the most vulnerable adolescents, particularly girls and those with prepandemic psychological problems.
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- Orsolya Kiss
- Center for Health Sciences, SRI International, Menlo Park, California
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- Center for Health Sciences, SRI International, Menlo Park, California
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- Center for Health Sciences, SRI International, Menlo Park, California
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- Center for Health Sciences, SRI International, Menlo Park, California,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Center for Health Sciences, SRI International, Menlo Park, California,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Center for Health Sciences, SRI International, Menlo Park, California
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- Center for Health Sciences, SRI International, Menlo Park, California
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Psychology, Florida International University, Miami, Florida
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Graduate School of Education, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Center for Health Sciences, SRI International, Menlo Park, California,Address correspondence to: Fiona C. Baker, Ph.D., Center for Health Sciences, SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Ave, Menlo Park, CA 94025
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Nopour R, Shanbehzadeh M, Kazemi-Arpanahi H. Using logistic regression to develop a diagnostic model for COVID-19: A single-center study. JOURNAL OF EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROMOTION 2022; 11:153. [PMID: 35847143 PMCID: PMC9277749 DOI: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_1017_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND The main manifestations of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) are similar to the many other respiratory diseases. In addition, the existence of numerous uncertainties in the prognosis of this condition has multiplied the need to establish a valid and accurate prediction model. This study aimed to develop a diagnostic model based on logistic regression to enhance the diagnostic accuracy of COVID-19. MATERIALS AND METHODS A standardized diagnostic model was developed on data of 400 patients who were referred to Ayatollah Talleghani Hospital, Abadan, Iran, for the COVID-19 diagnosis. We used the Chi-square correlation coefficient for feature selection, and logistic regression in SPSS V25 software to model the relationship between each of the clinical features. Potentially diagnostic determinants extracted from the patient's history, physical examination, and laboratory and imaging testing were entered in a logistic regression analysis. The discriminative ability of the model was expressed as sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, and area under the curve, respectively. RESULTS After determining the correlation of each diagnostic regressor with COVID-19 using the Chi-square method, the 15 important regressors were obtained at the level of P < 0.05. The experimental results demonstrated that the binary logistic regression model yielded specificity, sensitivity, and accuracy of 97.3%, 98.8%, and 98.2%, respectively. CONCLUSION The destructive effects of the COVID-19 outbreak and the shortage of healthcare resources in fighting against this pandemic require increasing attention to using the Clinical Decision Support Systems equipped with supervised learning classification algorithms such as logistic regression.
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- Raoof Nopour
- Department of Health Information Management, Student Research Committee, School of Health Management and Information Sciences Branch, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Health Information Technology, School of Paramedical, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
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- Department of Health Information Technology, Abadan University of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran
- Student Research Committee, Abadan University of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran
- Address for correspondence: Dr. Hadi Kazemi-Arpanahi, Department of Health Information Technology, Abadan University of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran. E-mail:
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Application of intelligence-based computational techniques for classification and early differential diagnosis of COVID-19 disease. DATA SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT 2021. [PMCID: PMC8654459 DOI: 10.1016/j.dsm.2021.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Clinical methods are used for diagnosing COVID-19 infected patients, but reports posit that, several people who were initially tested positive of COVID-19, and who had some underlying diseases, turned out having negative results after further tests. Therefore, the performance of clinical methods is not always guaranteed. Moreover, chest X-ray image data of COVID-19 infected patients are mostly used in the computational models for COVID-19 diagnosis, while the use of common symptoms, such as fever, cough, fatigue, muscle aches, headache, etc. in computational models is not yet reported. In this study, we employed seven classification algorithms to empirically test and verify their efficacy when applied to diagnose COVID-19 using the aforementioned symptoms. We experimented with Logistic Regression (LR), Support Vector Machine (SVM), Naïve Byes (NB), Decision Tree (DT), Multilayer Perceptron (MLP), Fuzzy Cognitive Map (FCM) and Deep Neural Network (DNN) algorithms. The techniques were subjected to random undersampling and oversampling. Our results showed that with class imbalance, MLP and DNN outperform others. However, without class imbalance, MLP, FCM and DNN outperform others with the use of random undersampling, but DNN has the best performance by utilizing random oversampling. This study identified MLP, FCM and DNN as better classifiers over LR, NB, DT and SVM, so that healthcare software system developers can adopt them to develop intelligence-based expert systems which both medical personnel and patients can use for differential diagnosis of COVID-19 based on the aforementioned symptoms. However, the test of performance must not be limited to the traditional performance metrics.
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Boosting COVID-19 Image Classification Using MobileNetV3 and Aquila Optimizer Algorithm. ENTROPY 2021; 23:e23111383. [PMID: 34828081 PMCID: PMC8624090 DOI: 10.3390/e23111383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Revised: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Currently, the world is still facing a COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) classified as a highly infectious disease due to its rapid spreading. The shortage of X-ray machines may lead to critical situations and delay the diagnosis results, increasing the number of deaths. Therefore, the exploitation of deep learning (DL) and optimization algorithms can be advantageous in early diagnosis and COVID-19 detection. In this paper, we propose a framework for COVID-19 images classification using hybridization of DL and swarm-based algorithms. The MobileNetV3 is used as a backbone feature extraction to learn and extract relevant image representations as a DL model. As a swarm-based algorithm, the Aquila Optimizer (Aqu) is used as a feature selector to reduce the dimensionality of the image representations and improve the classification accuracy using only the most essential selected features. To validate the proposed framework, two datasets with X-ray and CT COVID-19 images are used. The obtained results from the experiments show a good performance of the proposed framework in terms of classification accuracy and dimensionality reduction during the feature extraction and selection phases. The Aqu feature selection algorithm achieves accuracy better than other methods in terms of performance metrics.
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Samany NN, Toomanian A, Maher A, Hanani K, Zali AR. The most places at risk surrounding the COVID-19 treatment hospitals in an urban environment- case study: Tehran city. LAND USE POLICY 2021; 109:105725. [PMID: 34483431 PMCID: PMC8403664 DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Revised: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Investigations on the spatial patterns of COVID-19 spreading indicate the possibility of the virus transmission by moving infected people in an urban area. Hospitals are the most susceptible locations due to the COVID-19 contaminations in metropolises. This paper aims to find the riskiest places surrounding the hospitals using an MLP-ANN. The main contribution is discovering the influence zone of COVID-19 treatment hospitals and the main spatial factors around them that increase the prevalence of COVID-19. The innovation of this paper is to find the most relevant spatial factors regarding the distance from central hospitals modeling the risk level of the study area. Therefore, eight hospitals with two service areas for each of them are computed with [0-500] and [500-1000] meters distance. Besides, five spatial factors have been considered, consist of the location of patients' financial transactions, the distance of streets from hospitals, the distance of highways from hospitals, the distance of the non-residential land use from the hospitals, and the hospital patient number. The implementation results revealed a meaningful relation between the distance from the hospitals and patient density. The RMSE and R measures are 0.00734 and 0.94635 for [0-500 m] while these quantities are 0.054088 and 0.902725 for [500-1000 m] respectively. These values indicate the role of distance to central hospitals for COVID-19 treatment. Moreover, a sensitivity analysis demonstrated that the number of patients' transactions and the distance of the non-residential land use from the hospitals are two dominant factors for virus propagation. The results help urban managers to begin preventative strategies to decrease the community incidence rate in high-risk places.
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- Department of GIS & RS, Faculty of Geography, University of Tehran, Iran
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- School of Management and Medical Education, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Master of Statistics, Statistics & Information Technology Management, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Functional Neurosurgery Research Center Shohada-e-Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Guzmán-Torres JA, Alonso-Guzmán EM, Domínguez-Mota FJ, Tinoco-Guerrero G. Estimation of the main conditions in (SARS-CoV-2) Covid-19 patients that increase the risk of death using Machine learning, the case of Mexico. RESULTS IN PHYSICS 2021; 27:104483. [PMID: 34189026 PMCID: PMC8223079 DOI: 10.1016/j.rinp.2021.104483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Revised: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Nowadays, society faces a catastrophic problem related to respiratory syndrome due to the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2: the Covid-19 disease. This virus has changed our coexistence rules and, in consequence, has reshaped the daily activities in modern societies. Thus, there are many efforts to understand the virus behaviour in order to reduce its negative impact, and these efforts produce an incredible amount of information and data sources every week. Data scientists, which use techniques such as Machine learning, are focusing their abilities to develop mathematical models for analysing this critical situation. This paper uses Machine Learning techniques as tools to help understand some specific new patterns in Covid patients that arise from unknown complex interactions in the transmission-dynamic models of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and their relation with the corresponding social contact patterns which are often known or can be inferred from populations variables. One of the main motivations of this research is to find the diseases that cause an increase in the risk of death in infected people with the Covid-19 virus. Mexico is the case of study in this research. The general conditions of health that cause death are well known generally in the world. However, these conditions in each country can differ depending on different factors such as the general health status of people. The results show that the principal causes of death in Mexico are related to age, bad eating habits, chronic diseases, and contact with infected people having not proper care. Results from the analysis show a remarkable accuracy of 87%, which is considered satisfactory.
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Häfner SJ. This is not a pipe - But how harmful is electronic cigarette smoke. Biomed J 2021; 44:227-234. [PMID: 34091092 PMCID: PMC8358191 DOI: 10.1016/j.bj.2021.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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This issue of the Biomedical Journal tells us about the risks of electronic cigarette smoking, variations of SARS-CoV-2 and ACE2, and how COVID-19 affects the gastrointestinal system. Moreover, we learn that cancer immunotherapy seems to work well in elderly patients, how thyroid hormones regulate noncoding RNAs in a liver tumour context, and that G6PD is a double-edged sword of redox signalling. We also discover that Perilla leaf extract could inhibit SARS-CoV-2, that artificial neural networks can diagnose COVID-19 patients and predict vaccine epitopes on the Epstein-Barr Virus, and that men and women have differential inflammatory responses to physical effort. Finally, the surgical strategies for drug-resistant epilepsy, computer-supervised double-jaw surgery, dental pulp stem cell motility, and the restitution of the brain blood supply after atherosclerotic stroke are discussed.
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- Sophia Julia Häfner
- University of Copenhagen, BRIC Biotech Research & Innovation Centre, Lund Group, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Upadhyay AK, Shukla S. Correlation study to identify the factors affecting COVID-19 case fatality rates in India. Diabetes Metab Syndr 2021; 15:993-999. [PMID: 33984819 PMCID: PMC8110283 DOI: 10.1016/j.dsx.2021.04.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2021] [Revised: 04/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS In India, COVID-19 case fatality rates (CFRs) have consistently been very high in states like Punjab and Maharashtra and very low in Kerala and Assam. To investigate the discrepancy in state-wise CFRs, datasets on various factors related to demography, socio-economy, public health, and healthcare capacity have been collected to study their association with CFR. METHODS State-wise COVID-19 data was collected till April 22, 2021. The latest data on the various factors have been collected from reliable sources. Pearson correlation, two-tailed P test, Spearman rank correlation, and Artificial Neural Network (ANN) structures have been used to assess the association between various factors and CFR. RESULTS Life expectancies, prevalence of overweight, COVID-19 test positive rates, and H1N1 fatality rates show a significant positive association with CFR. Human Development Index, per capita GDP, public affairs index, health expenditure per capita, availability of govt. doctors & hospital beds, prevalence of certain diseases, and comorbidities like diabetes and hypertension show insignificant association with CFR. Sex ratio, health expenditure as a percent of GSDP, and availability of govt. hospitals show a significant negative correlation with CFR. CONCLUSION The study indicates that older people, males of younger age groups, and overweight people are at more fatality risk from COVID-19. Certain diseases and common comorbidities like diabetes and hypertension do not seem to have any significant effect on CFR. States with better COVID-19 testing rates, health expenditure, and healthcare capacity seem to perform better with regard to COVID-19 fatality rates.
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- Department of Geography, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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