Table 3 Features selected for biomarker optimisation

From: A supervised machine learning approach with feature selection for sex-specific biomarker prediction

Biomarker Target

Optimal Features for Females

Optimal Features for Males

Optimal Features for Combined Data

Optimal Features for Combined Data with sex as an input feature

Albuminuria

BMI, HDL, Waist circumference, Triglycerides, Uric acid, UrAlbCr

Age, Waist circumference, Triglycerides, BMI, HDL, Smoker, UrAlbCr

BMI, Age, Uric acid, Triglycerides, HDL, Systolic blood pressure, Blood glucose, Waist Circumference, Smoker.

Sex, BMI, Age, HDL, Triglycerides, Waist circumference, Uric acid, UrAlbCr, Blood glucose

Blood glucose

Age, Waist circumference, Systolic blood pressure, HDL

Age, BMI, UrAlbCr, Triglycerides

Age, Waist circumference, Systolic blood pressure,BMI, HDL, Uric acid, Triglycerides, Albuminuria

Age, BMI, Waist circumference, Systolic blood pressure, HDL, Triglycerides, Sex, Albuminuria, Uric acid

BMI

Waist circumference, UrAlbCr, Age, Triglycerides, Albuminuria, Uric acid, Blood glucose, Systolic blood pressure, HDL, Smoker

Waist circumference, Age

Waist Circumference, Age, Albuminuria, Triglycerides, UrAlbCr, Uric acid, Blood glucose, Systolic blood pressure

Waist circumference, Sex, Age, UrAlbCr, Triglycerides, Uric acid, Smoker, Albuminuria, Blood glucose, Systolic blood pressure, HDL

HDL

Triglycerides, Age, Albuminuria, Waist Circumference, Blood glucose

Triglycerides, Waist circumference, Age, Albuminuria, Systolic blood pressure

Waist circumference, Triglycerides, Age, BMI, Uric Acid, Albuminuria, Blood glucose, UrAlbCr

Triglycerides, Sex, Age, Albuminuria, Waist circumference, Blood glucose

Systolic blood pressure

Age, BMI, Blood glucose, UrAlbCr

UrAlbCr, Age, Waist circumference, HDL

Age, Uric acid, Waist circumference, UrAlbCr, Triglycerides, Blood glucose, HDL, BMI, Albuminuria

Age, UrAlbCr, Waist circumference, BMI, Blood glucose, Triglycerides, HDL, Uric acid, Albuminuria, Sex

Triglycerides

HDL, Waist circumference, Age, BMI, Uric acid, Albuminuria

Waist circumference, HDL, BMI, Albuminuria, Uric acid, Blood glucose, UrAlbCr, Age

HDL, Waist circumference, Age, Albuminuria, BMI, Uric Acid, Blood glucose, Smoker, UrAlbCr

HDL, Waist circumference, BMI, Sex, Albuminuria, Age, Uric acid, Smoker, Blood glucose, Systolic blood pressure, UrAlbCr

UrAlbCr

Systolic blood pressure, Albuminuria, Waist circumference

Age, Systolic blood pressure, Triglycerides, Blood glucose, BMI, Waist circumference, Uric acid, HDL, Albuminuria, Smoker

Uric acid, Age, Triglycerides, BMI, HDL, Systolic blood pressure, Waist circumference

Age, Uric acid, Sex, BMI, Systolic blood pressure, Triglycerides, Blood glucose, Waist circumference, Albuminuria, HDL

Uric acid

BMI, Triglycerides, Albuminuria, Age, Waist circumference, Blood glucose

BMI, Triglycerides

Waist circumference, Albuminuria, Systolic blood pressure, HDL, UrAlbCr, Blood glucose, Triglycerides

Sex, BMI, Waist circumference, Triglycerides, Albuminuria, Systolic blood pressure, UrAlbCr, Blood glucose, Smoker

Waist circumference

BMI, Age, Smoker, Triglycerides, Blood glucose, HDL, Albuminuria, Systolic blood pressure

BMI, Age, Triglycerides, HDL

BMI, Age, Uric acid, HDL, Smoker, Triglycerides

BMI, Age, Sex, Triglycerides, Smoker, HDL

  1. aBMI Body Mass Index, UrAlbCr urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio, HDL High-Density Lipoprotein.