Table 4 Synergistic interactions between variables.

From: Prediction of resistance to hydroxyurea therapy in patients with polycythemia vera: a machine learning study (PV-AIM) validated in a prospective interventional phase IV trial (HU-F-AIM)

Interaction

Association significance

Synergy Score

Best pairwise split

Quadrant enrichment of HU-RES patientse

V1a

V2a

V1

p-value

V2

p-value

Exp.b

Obs.

 

V1d

V2d

V1

V2

(Q2)

V1

V2

(Q1)

V1

V2

(Q4)

V1

V2

(Q3)

RDW

HGB

2.74 × 10−9

6.82 × 10−3

1.87 × 10−11

4.67 × 10−15

4001

17

15.5

1.067

1.161

1.017

0.593

WBC

HGB

5.83 × 10−8

6.82 × 10−3

3.98 × 10−10

5.16 × 10−13

771

8

15

1.061

1.109

1.05

0.531

ANC

HGB

1.38 × 10−8

6.82 × 10−3

9.42 × 10−11

8.34 × 10−12

11.3

5

15

1.066

1.068

1.009

0.477

HCT

HGB

1.25 × 10−12

6.82 × 10−3

8.54 × 10−15

2.59 × 10−15

3.29

43

11.5

1.093

NA

0.583

1.16

  1. aVariable median value.
  2. bV1 × V2.
  3. cSynergy score is expected p value/observed p value.
  4. dValues RDW (%), HGB (g/dL), HCT (%), ANC (×109/L), and WBC (×109/L).
  5. e↑variable value above threshold and ↓variable value below threshold (Fig. 4 shows the quadrants for RDW vs HGB).