Machine-learning model to predict the cause of death using a stacking ensemble method for observational data |
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Authors: | Chungsoo Kim Seng Chan You Jenna M Reps Jae Youn Cheong Rae Woong Park |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ajou University Graduate School of Medicine, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea ;2. Department of Biomedical Informatics, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea;3. Janssen Research and Development, Titusville, NJ, USA;4. Department of Gastroenterology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea |
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Abstract: | ObjectiveCause of death is used as an important outcome of clinical research; however, access to cause-of-death data is limited. This study aimed to develop and validate a machine-learning model that predicts the cause of death from the patient’s last medical checkup.Materials and MethodsTo classify the mortality status and each individual cause of death, we used a stacking ensemble method. The prediction outcomes were all-cause mortality, 8 leading causes of death in South Korea, and other causes. The clinical data of study populations were extracted from the national claims (n = 174 747) and electronic health records (n = 729 065) and were used for model development and external validation. Moreover, we imputed the cause of death from the data of 3 US claims databases (n = 994 518, 995 372, and 407 604, respectively). All databases were formatted to the Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership Common Data Model.ResultsThe generalized area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) of the model predicting the cause of death within 60 days was 0.9511. Moreover, the AUROC of the external validation was 0.8887. Among the causes of death imputed in the Medicare Supplemental database, 11.32% of deaths were due to malignant neoplastic disease.DiscussionThis study showed the potential of machine-learning models as a new alternative to address the lack of access to cause-of-death data. All processes were disclosed to maintain transparency, and the model was easily applicable to other institutions.ConclusionA machine-learning model with competent performance was developed to predict cause of death. |
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Keywords: | cause of death mortality machine learning classification decision support systems clinical |
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