An effective PO-RSNN and FZCIS based diabetes prediction and stroke analysis in the metaverse environment

Karpagam, M.; Sarumathi, S.; Maheshwari, A.; Vijayalakshmi, K.; Jagadeesh, K.; Bereznychenko, V.; Narayanamoorthi, R.

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An effective PO-RSNN and FZCIS based diabetes prediction and stroke analysis in the metaverse environment

M. Karpagam¹,
S. Sarumathi²,
A. Maheshwari¹,
K. Vijayalakshmi¹,
K. Jagadeesh³,
V. Bereznychenko⁴ &
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R. Narayanamoorthi⁵

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Chronic disease (CD) like diabetes and stroke impacts global healthcare extensively, and continuous monitoring and early detection are necessary for effective management. The Metaverse Environment (ME) has gained attention in the digital healthcare environment; yet, it lacks adequate support for disabled individuals, including deaf and dumb people, and also faces challenges in security, generalizability, and feature selection. To overcome these limitations, a novel probabilistic-centric optimized recurrent sechelliott neural network (PO-RSNN)-based diabetes prediction (DP) and Fuzzy Z-log-clipping inference system (FZCIS)-based severity level estimation in ME is carried out. The proposed system integrates Montwisted-Jaco curve cryptography (MJCC) for secured data transmission, Aransign-principal component analysis (A-PCA) for feature dimensionality reduction, and synthetic minority oversampling technique (SMOTE) to address data imbalance. The diagnosed results are securely stored in the BlockChain (BC) for enhanced privacy and traceability. The experimental validation demonstrated the superior performance of the proposed system by achieving 98.97% accuracy in DP and 98.89% accuracy in stroke analysis, outperforming existing classifiers. Also, the proposed MJCC technique attained 98.92% efficiency, surpassing the traditional encryption models. Thus, the proposed system produces a secure, scalable, and highly accurate DP and stroke analysis in ME. Further, the research will extend the approach to other CD like cancer and heart disease to improve the predictive performance.

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Introduction

Chronic illnesses have a major influence on global health and societies around the world. CD, such as diabetes and stroke, is among the leading causes of mortality worldwide, thus requiring continuous monitoring and early detection for better treatment¹. CD is generally defined as a long-lasting disorder, which gradually increases over time and requires persistent healthcare treatment². Likewise, the CD might be treated but not cured easily. Cancer, diabetes, stroke, obesity, and asthma are common chronic conditions that affect both adults and children³. But, chronic conditions like diabetes and stroke have been recently considered as the most dreadful disorders⁴. In general, diabetes is known as a metabolic condition categorized by increased levels of blood glucose and also affects the organs of the body, such as blood vessels and nerves⁵. If untreated, it leads to cardiovascular disease, nerve damage, and kidney failure⁶. Likewise, a neurological impairment led by a blockage and disturbance in the blood supply to the brain part is known as a stroke⁷. In fact, CD could potentially reduce the quality and health of the individual’s life by causing immense pain and functional inability. Thus, to monitor individuals with CD, an automatic medical guidance system utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) is introduced⁸.

With the evolution of ME-based healthcare, the existing works have utilized wearable IoT sensors and AI-based models for continuous monitoring⁹. ME has gained more attention in healthcare management, including CD Monitoring (CDM), with the quick development of Internet of Things (IoT) technology¹⁰. An ME is known as a virtual or digital platform in which humans can interact with objects in real-time through digital twin models¹¹. Moreover, different immersive schemes like Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Extended Reality (XR) are included in ME for ensuring an efficient user experience^12,13. Wearable Devices (WDs) act as the most powerful tool in the ME to capture and transmit patients’ medical data to the corresponding medical industry^14,15. In addition, BC is integrated with ME to create a secure and decentralized data storage and monitoring system. To ensure secure data transmission, authentication schemes like Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC), Data Encryption Standard (DES), and K-anonymity are utilized¹⁶. But, they often fail to balance security and computational efficiency¹⁷.

In recent times, medical experts have implemented various ME-centric CDM models using AI¹⁸. To predict the CD like diabetes and stroke, traditional works used AI approaches, namely Support Vector Machine (SVM), Artificial Neural Network (ANN), Fuzzy Inference System (FIS), Logistic Regression (LR), Recurrent Neural Network (RNN), and Deep Neural Network (DNN)¹⁹. But, some drawbacks like algorithm bias, variation in disease progression, and ethical concerns were present in the conventional systems. The existing models also struggled to generalize across different demographics with multi-datasets, thus limiting the real-world application regarding CD monitoring^20,21. Also, prevailing work was not generalized to support disabled persons in the ME. Hence, this paper proposes a novel PO-RSNN and FZCIS-based DP and SA in the ME. Therefore, the CD of normal and disabled people in the ME is efficiently managed in the research framework.

Some limitations of the traditional models are given below:

Existing models were not regularized well enough to provide communication support for disabled persons in ME-centric CD monitoring.
In Ref.²², the severity level of diabetes was calculated according to the unstable score values, which affected the model performance.
Due to the insignificant consensus mechanisms and data authentication process, the technique in Ref.²³ had security and privacy issues.
The model in Ref.²⁴ evaluated the stroke by only considering the upper body movement of the patients, thus increasing the misclassification rate.
Owing to the imbalanced dataset and high dimensionality of the features, most of the prevailing works obtained limited outcomes and high complexity.

The research technique’s significant contributions are explained further:

The proposed work is proficiently designed to provide communication support for disabled persons in the ME.
An effective FZCIS is introduced to estimate the severity level of diabetes according to the risk score.
The Proof-of-Authority (PoA) protocol and MJCC technique are employed in the proposed system to ensure secure healthcare data transmission.
To perform SA in the proposed work, the crucial biological and vital parameters of the patients are considered, which improves the model’s reliability.
SMOTE is used in the research framework to balance the dataset classes. Moreover, a novel A-PCA is established to minimize the features’ dimensionality.

The novelty of the proposed system is given in detail as follows,

The proposed PO-RSNN-based DP and FZCIS-based severity estimation framework has multiple novel contributions, overcoming the limitations of the existing works. This work introduces PO-RSNN, which integrates the Sechelliott Activation Function (SAF) to prevent the vanishing gradient problem, and Probabilistic Dung Beetle Optimization (P-DBO) is used to enhance the weight optimization, leading to reduced overfitting. Also, the FZCIS is proposed for severity estimation, which provides more stable and computationally efficient results. Unlike the existing works that failed to overlook data security, the MJCC with Proof-of-Authority (PoA) BC consensus mechanism is utilized in the proposed system to ensure the secured storage and privacy of the patient’s records. Further, the model is designed with ME-based communication support for disabled individuals, such as deaf and dumb people. This research focuses on two diverse datasets, namely the Diabetes Prediction Dataset and the Stroke Prediction Dataset, incorporating cross-validation for better generalizability and adaptability. Thus, these innovations help to provide a highly accurate and secure AI-based healthcare framework, outperforming the traditional models in CD prediction and management.

The rest of the article is arranged as: The related survey is discussed in section "Literature survey", the proposed work is mathematically explained in section "Proposed methodology for PO-RSNN and FZCIS-based diabetes prediction and stroke analysis in metaverse environment", the performance analysis of the proposed model is demonstrated in section "Results and discussion", and the article is concluded with future direction in section "Conclusion".

Literature survey

Reference²³ presented secure IoT with a BC-centric monitoring system for DP utilizing ML approaches. Initially, by using the IoT sensors, the risk factors were collected from the patients. Next, the risk factors were inputted into the Diabetes Mellitus Prediction Model (DMPM). In this, the Random Forest (RF) algorithm was utilized to predict the diabetes condition. Lastly, to ensure data privacy, the hash value of the diagnosed results was preserved and stored in the BC. However, this system was less secure owing to the traditional consensus protocol and authentication schemes²⁵. established a 5G-centric diabetes management model utilizing AI. In this, to improve the efficiency of the data transmission, a delay-aware Resource Allocation (RA) optimization centered on a double-queue model was used. Then, a Deep Forest Algorithm (DFA) was established in the application layer to classify the collected data as normal or diabetes. This approach acquired higher accuracy. But, it had maximum access delay owing to a greater number of collisions in the network. Reference²⁶ explained user-cloud-centric ensemble framework for type-2 DP along with diet plan recommendations. This approach was assessed by using the Pima Indian Diabetes (PID) dataset. Primarily, the input data was subjected to the process of missing value imputation. Then, to perform diabetes detection, the ensemble models, including Decision Tree, SVM, and ANN, were employed. Moreover, based on the diagnosed outcomes, a diet plan was provided. This technique achieved superior outcomes and high scalability. Nevertheless, this technique had memory requirement issues and computational complexity.

Reference²⁴ introduced AI-centric smart post-stroke assessment utilizing wearable devices. Initially, by using the wearable sensors, the body segment’s motion was recorded. In this, to predict the post-stroke of the individuals, a Multi-Level Meta Learner (MLML) ensemble classification model was introduced. Hence, the analysis outcomes displayed that the model obtained superior computational efficiency. Since this model considered only the upper body movement of the patients for SA, it obtained a high misclassification rate.

Reference²⁷ established a DP model utilizing blended ensemble learning approaches. Here, steps like data normalization, feature selection, and DP were comprised. To predict the collected data as diabetes or non-diabetes, the ensemble models named Bayesian networks and radial basis functions were used. This ensemble method attained a high accuracy rate. However, it had a high processing time owing to the base learners’ blending process. Reference²⁸ presented a forecasting framework for disease progression in stroke patients utilizing digital twins ML models. In this, to create a digital twin model, a variational-autoencoder was employed. To predict the disease progression in ischemic stroke patients, the digital twin model was used. This approach helped to improve clinical decision-making and provided virtual arms for clinical trials. But, as only 244 individuals were considered after data processing and filtering, this approach was not generalized well enough to handle large data structures.

Reference²² explored DL-centric diabetes mellitus prediction along with severity level estimation. Primarily, the input data was pre-processed by utilizing the Switching Midvalue-centric Morphological Filter (SMVMF). Next, the important features were extracted and then inputted to the Optimal Weighted Deep Artificial Neural Network (OWDANN). To classify the collected data as diabetes and non-diabetes, the OWDANN was used. Subsequently, to predict the severity level of the diabetes patients, the Great-circle Distance-based Hierarchical Clustering (GDHC) was used. As per the analysis outcomes, the model achieved high efficiency. But, this work estimated the severity level of diabetes based on unstable score values. Reference²⁹ propounded a prediction model for ischemic stroke recurrence utilizing DL approaches. Initially, to train the prediction model, the patient data was collected from the publically available resources. In this, to detect ischemic stroke disease, a Back Propagation (BP) network and Multivariate Logistic Regression (MLR) were established. This approach had higher supremacy for disorder prediction, including ischemic stroke. But, owing to the increased number of iterations, the BP network took considerable training time.

Reference³⁰ implemented a hybrid DL model for stroke prediction utilizing a mobile AI smart hospital platform. In this, to implement the stroke prediction model, the Electromyography (EMG) signal dataset was used. Moreover, to connect AI with healthcare, a stacked Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) was established. Next, to perform SA using EMG signal, models like the Group Handling Method (GMDH) and Long Short Term Memory (LSTM) were integrated. This technique attained higher accuracy in stroke prediction utilizing EMG. Nevertheless, due to the channel variation of the signal, the GMDH had memory requirement issues and computational complexity.

Reference³¹ explained ML-centric diabetes healthcare disease prediction model. To assess the prediction model, the Pima Indian Diabetes Database (PIDD) was employed. In this work, key processes like data pre-processing and classification were included. Here, Logistic Regression (LR) was used for predicting the diabetes disorder. Hence, the experimental outcomes proved that the model obtained better outcomes with a minimum error rate. Still, owing to the random process of sampling distribution, this approach had poor hyper-parameter selection.

Reference³² estimated DP model via the data mining techniques. Initially, the data related to diabetes was collected and preprocessed. Next, the Knowledge Discovery Dictionary (KDD) was used for the selection of features and interpretation of the data. Then, data mining techniques, such as RF, SVM, Logistic Regression, and Naive Bayes were used for the prediction of diabetes. Thus, the presence of diabetes was effectively predicted in this model. On the contrary, the missing values in the data reduced the performance of the model.

Reference³³ identified diabetes in the patient’s data. Here, the patient data was collected and the important features were selected using the Boruta feature selection technique. Then, the K-Means + + technique was used for clustering the unsupervised data. Further, the ensemble classifier was utilized to identify diabetes. Hence, the diabetes was classified precisely. However, the data was not balanced, thus misleading the classification accuracy. Reference³⁴ determined DL clinical decision support system for the prediction of diabetes. The diabetes data was collected and pre-processed regarding data cleaning, normalization, and feature conversion. Then, the features were selected using the Extra Tree Classifier (ETC). Further, by using ANN, CNN, and LSTM, the DP was done. Thus, diabetes was identified with higher accuracy. Yet, the model was computationally complex and increased the DP.

Reference³⁵ envisaged the Ensemble of Light Gradient Boosting Machine (LGB) and Adaptive Boosting for diabetes identification. The data related to the diabetes of all age type patients were collected. Then, the features were extracted, and by utilizing the ensemble classifier, such as LGB and Adaptive Boosting, the presence of diabetes was predicted. Thus, the DP was done with low processing time. On the other hand, the severity of the CD was not analyzed, which reduced the decision-making. Reference³⁶ developed a Gait acceleration-based diabetes detection model. Initially, the data were collected from the wearable sensors of the patients. Then, the Gait acceleration was utilized to analyze the relationship between the features. Next, the hybrid DL model, such as CNN and LSTM (CNN-LSTM) was used to predict the diabetes from the data of the patient. Thus, the computational complexity was improved by the model. However, the model’s misclassification rate was higher. Table 1 gives the summary of the related works.

Table 1 Summary of related works.

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Proposed methodology for PO-RSNN and FZCIS-based diabetes prediction and stroke analysis in metaverse environment

This paper implements the PO-RSNN and FZCIS-based DP and SA by using the clinical data and vital parameters of the patients. Moreover, the research approach is strategically designed to provide support for disabled people who are unable to experience ME. Hence, Fig. 1 exhibits the proposed system’s structural representation.

Patient and doctor registration

Initially, the patients and doctors are registered in BC to access the ME. By using the MJCC technique, the public and private keys are generated during registration, which is explained in section "Data security". During registration, it is clear whether the patient is a normal or disabled person. Next, according to the nature of the individuals, the way of communication like speech-to-speech and text-to-speech or vice-versa is activated. This helps to the interaction of differently abled persons, such as deaf and dumb individuals. Then, the patient and doctor virtually communicate through the ME. The doctor collects the patient’s healthcare behavior data via virtual conversation. At the same time, the biological and vital parameters like BMI, average blood glucose level, and HbA1c level are collected from the patients by utilizing IoT sensors. Hence, the collected patient data is signified as given in Eq. (1),

$$\wp_{n} \mathop {\mathop{\longrightarrow}\limits^{patient}}\limits_{data} \left\| {\wp_{1} ,\wp_{2} , \ldots \ldots \wp_{N} } \right\|,\,\,\,{\text{Here, }}n = 1,2, \ldots N$$

(1)

where, $N$ is the number of patient data $\wp_{n}$.

Data security

Next, to preserve the sensitive information of the patients, the patient data is encrypted. For this purpose, the proposed work uses the MJCC approach. The prevailing ECC is selected as it has fast encryption and decryption. It provides high security with a smaller key size, making it highly efficient in a resource-constrained environment. But, high computational complexity is caused by the negative point on the curve, making the computation more complex. Thus, for enhancing the system’s security level, the proposed system establishes the Montwisted-Jaco (MJ) curve. Therefore, the proposed MJCC is derived further,

Primarily, the key generation is done for creating the public key and private key, which perform encryption and decryption, correspondingly. Moreover, the private key is selected from the random number that falls between the ranges $\left[ {1,N - 1} \right]$. In this, the public key $\left( {\phi^{pub} } \right)$ is created by applying the following expression,

$$\phi^{pub} = r^{\Xi } \cdot \left( {w,q} \right);\,\,r^{\Xi } \left[ {1,N - 1} \right]$$

(2)

where, $\left( {w,q} \right)$ signifies the affine points on the curve. The public key is created based on the range and the affine points in the curve. Likewise, the proposed work establishes the MJ curve that elevates the framework’s security performance. Hence, the proposed MJ curve is formulated as,

$$\aleph^{\nabla } :\left( {\beta q^{2} } \right) \to \left| {w^{8} + \partial w^{2} + 2qw^{2} + q_{2} w^{2} + q_{4} w + q_{6} + 1} \right|$$

(3)

Here, $\partial ,\beta$ are the coordinates of the field $\aleph^{\nabla }$. After generating $\aleph^{\nabla }$, the patient data $\wp_{n}$ is encrypted by using the two cipher text, such as cipher text 1 $\left( {\hbar^{1} } \right)$, as provided in Eq. (4), and cipher text 2 $\left( {\hbar^{2} } \right)$, which is generated as per Eq. (5). The cipher text is produced as follows,

$$\hbar^{1} = r^{\Xi } \cdot \left( {w.q} \right)\aleph^{\nabla }$$

(4)

$$\hbar^{2} = \wp_{n} \left( \ell \right) + r^{\Xi } * \phi^{pub}$$

(5)

where, $\wp_{n} \left( \ell \right)$ is the original message’s point on the curve. Lastly, the decryption process is performed with respect to $\left( {\hbar^{1} } \right)$ and $\left( {\hbar^{2} } \right)$ as,

$$\wp_{n} = \hbar^{2} - r^{\Xi } \times \hbar^{1}$$

(6)

Hence, the encrypted message is mathematically expressed in Eq. (7) as,

$$\hbar_{g} = \left( {\hbar_{1} ,\hbar_{2} , \ldots \ldots \hbar_{G} } \right)$$

(7)

Here, $g = 1,2, \ldots G$ specifies the number of encrypted messages $\hbar_{g}$. Subsequently, the preserved message is stored in the BC. In the proposed framework, the function of the BC is controlled by utilizing the consensus protocol, such as PoA. Hence, efficient and advanced security of the network can be ensured by the PoA protocol.

Doctor consultation

Then, the encrypted message $\hbar_{g}$ is given to the doctor consultation phase, where the doctor decrypts the data utilizing the private key for performing the diagnosis process. Here, the pre-trained DP model is used to predict whether the patient is diagnosed with diabetes or non-diabetes. Hence, the DP model is discussed further,

Diabetes dataset

Initially, to train the diagnosis framework, the clinical data of the diabetes patients is gathered from the publically available resources. Therefore, the collected diabetes dataset is signified as,

$$\gamma_{t} = \left\{ {\gamma_{1} ,\gamma_{2} , \ldots \ldots \gamma_{T} } \right\},\,\,\,{\text{Where,}}\,\,\,t = 1\,to\,T$$

(8)

Where, $T$ indicates the number of collected data $\gamma_{t}$.

Pre-processing

Next, to upgrade the data quality and classification accuracy, the $\gamma_{t}$ is pre-processed. Here, the process of Missing Value Imputation (MVI) is carried out to replace the missing values in the dataset with the mean value $\left( {\sigma^{mean} } \right)$ of the non-missing values in the dataset. The value $\left( {\sigma^{mean} } \right)$ is given in Eq. (9). The process of MVI is described as shown in Eq. (10),

$$\sigma^{mean} \left( {\gamma_{t} } \right) = \left( {\frac{{sum\left| {\gamma_{t} } \right|}}{T}} \right)$$

(9)

$${\rm K}_{l}^{\Theta } = \sigma^{mean} \left( {\gamma_{t} } \right)\mathop{\longrightarrow}\limits^{replace}\sum\limits_{l = 1}^{L} {\left\langle {{\rm K}_{l}^{\Theta } } \right\rangle }$$

(10)

Here, $l = 1,2, \ldots L$ depicts the number of pre-processed data ${\rm K}_{l}^{\Theta }$.

Data balancing

Next, the ${\rm K}_{l}^{\Theta }$ is balanced utilizing the Synthetic Minority Oversampling Technique (SMOTE). Moreover, the data balancing can upgrade the model’s consistency by reducing the data shortage. The SMOTE is more suitable to produce additional data from the minority class. In the SMOTE, the minority class and majority class are selected from the ${\rm K}_{l}^{\Theta }$. Subsequently, the minority instance $\left( {\tau^{nest} } \right)$ is randomly assumed from the minority class. Then, the nearest neighbor is chosen from the minority instance. Likewise, the new instance is created by selecting the random neighbor $\left( {ran^{\tau } } \right)$ among the nearest neighbor. Finally, for the minority class, the new instance is produced in the dataset. Hence, the new instance $\left( {\rho^{new} } \right)$ is generated as given in Eq. (11).

$$\rho^{new} = \tau^{nest} + \left( {ran^{\tau } - \tau^{nest} } \right) \cdot \Re^{ptr}$$

(11)

$$\Upsilon_{b} = \rho^{new} \cdot \left| {\Upsilon_{1} ,\Upsilon_{2} , \ldots \ldots \Upsilon_{B} } \right|$$

(12)

where, $\Re^{ptr}$ is the random value between 0 and 1 and $b = 1,2, \ldots B$ signifies the number of balanced data $\Upsilon_{b}$, which is estimated as given in Eq. (12).

Feature extraction

Here, the essential features, namely age, gender, hypertension, smoking history, heart disease, BMI, blood glucose level, and HbA1c level are extracted from the $\Upsilon_{b}$. Thus, the extracted features are defined as below,

$$F_{o} = \left( {F_{1} ,F_{2} , \ldots \ldots F_{O} } \right)\,\,\,{\text{Where,}}\,\,\,o = 1,2, \ldots O$$

(13)

Where, $O$ depicts the number of extracted features $F_{o}$.

Dimensionality reduction

Subsequent to feature extraction, the dimensionality of the extracted features $F_{o}$ is reduced by utilizing the proposed A-PCA approach. The dimensionality reduction process aids in decreasing the proportionality of the features while preserving significant information. The prevailing PCA is chosen since it is effective and yields significant uncorrelated features. But, the PCA achieved high computational complexity owing to the process of eigenvalue approximation based on power iterative computation. For overcoming this problem, the proposed work introduces the Aransign function to approximate the eigenvalue. Therefore, the A-PCA process is derived further,

Primarily, the standardization process is performed for $F_{o}$. Here, each feature is individually analyzed to have a mean value of 0 and a standard deviation of 1. The standardization process is formulated as,

$$\upsilon^{sta} \to \left\| {\frac{{\left( {F_{o} - \omega_{mean} } \right)}}{{\varpi_{std} }}} \right\|$$

(14)

Here, $\omega_{mean}$ and $\varpi_{std}$ are the mean and standard deviation values, correspondingly. These values are utilized for generating the standardization output $\upsilon^{sta}$. Next, the Covariance Matrix (CM) is generated to calculate the difference between the standardized features, such as $\left( {F_{1} ,F_{2} } \right)$. In addition, the CM is utilized for determining the strength of the relationship among the independent features, which is expressed below,

$$Cov^{m} = \upsilon^{sta} \cdot \frac{1}{O - 1} \cdot \sum\limits_{o = 1}^{O} {\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}c} {\left( {F_{1} ,F_{1} } \right)} & {\left( {F_{1} ,F_{2} } \right)} \\ {\left( {F_{2} ,F_{1} } \right)} & {\left( {F_{2} ,F_{2} } \right)} \\ \end{array} } \right]}$$

(15)

Likewise, the eigenvectors and eigenvalues are estimated from the covariance matrix $Cov^{m}$, which is expressed as,

$$Cov^{m} * \psi^{v} = \xi_{eig} \cdot \psi^{v}$$

(16)

Here, $\xi_{eig}$ is the scalar value, and $\psi^{v}$ is the non-zero vector. Furthermore, the scalar value and non-zero vector are assumed as the eigenvalue and eigenvector of the covariance matrix, correspondingly.

Next, the eigenvalue is approximated by using the Aransign function $\left( {\alpha \rho^\circ } \right)$; thus, the computational efficiency of the model is improved. The eigenvalue is approximated regarding the eigenvalues and the exponential factor as,

$$\alpha \rho^\circ \left( {\xi_{eig} } \right) \to \frac{{1 - \left( {1 + 2\exp^{{\xi_{eig} }} } \right)^{{ - {\raise0.7ex\hbox{$1$} \!\mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {1 2}}\right.\kern-0pt} \!\lower0.7ex\hbox{$2$}}}} * \xi_{eig} }}{{2\left( {1 + \left| {\xi_{eig} } \right|} \right)}}$$

(17)

Subsequently, the principal component is selected by considering the eigenvector with the highest eigenvalue. The dimensionality of the features is constantly reduced by using the principal component. Hence, the dimensionality-reduced features are defined below,

$$\eta_{a} = \left\langle {\eta_{1} ,\eta_{2} , \ldots \ldots \eta_{A} } \right\rangle ,\,\,{\text{Where}}\,a = 1,2, \ldots A$$

(18)

Where, $A$ is the number of dimensionality-reduced features $\eta_{a}$.

Diabetes classification

Here, the $\eta_{a}$ is given as input to the proposed PO-RSNN classifier that predicts whether the patient has diabetes disorder or not. The prevailing RNN is chosen since it is more efficient to handle healthcare behavioral data and sequential information. But, it has vanishing gradient problems, which limits the classifier efficiency. In addition, it possesses overfitting issues owing to the random weight initialization. Overfitting is an issue in DL models, where the model learns patterns that are too specific to the training data, reducing its ability to generalize to new, unseen data. Thus, to enhance the learning efficiency of the neuron, the proposed work introduces the Sechelliott activation function (SAF). This regulates the neuron learning efficiency and prevents the overfitting caused by the traditional activation functions. Likewise, to optimize the weight parameter, the P-DBO technique is utilized. Dung Beetle optimizer (DBO) is selected since it produces a high convergence rate within less iteration. However, it is less efficient since it performs the foraging behavior of the dung beetles regarding the lower and upper-bound variables. Therefore, to perform a foraging strategy that elevates the significance of the system, the research framework employs the probabilistic distribution. Figure 2 presents the proposed PO-RSNN network diagram.

Hence, the proposed PO-RSNN is briefly described as,

Sechelliott activation function

In the proposed work, an effective activation named Sechelliott is employed, which improves the learning method of the neurons. The SAF is determined as,

$$\delta \alpha f \to \frac{1}{2} + \frac{{0.5\eta_{a} \cdot 2}}{{1 + \left| {\eta_{a} } \right| * \left( {\exp^{{\eta_{a} }} + \exp^{{ - \eta_{a} }} } \right)}}$$

(19)

Here, $\delta \alpha f$ depicts the Sechelliott activation function.

Input layer

Here, the input $\eta_{a}$ is collected and then transferred to the hidden layer, which processes the input by sharing the weight and bias value.

Weight initialization

In this layer, the weight parameter $\left( {\vartheta_{m} } \right)$ is optimized by using the proposed P-DBO algorithm. Here, the weight value is regarded as the member (dung beetle) of the population. In addition, the DBO is known as a meta-heuristic algorithm inspired by the biological behavior of the Dung Beetles (DB). Initially, the population’s position is initialized in the local search space. Next, by considering the maximum classification accuracy, the fitness $\left( {\varsigma_{fit} } \right)$ is calculated. The individual with superior fitness value is referred to as the best candidate solution. Then, the following search process updates the member’s position, fitness value, and candidate solution. The searching process includes 5 phases, such as rolling, dancing, reproduction, foraging, and stealing, which are described below:

Step 1: (rolling)

The rolling process is carried out by considering the dung ball rolling in a straight line. Hence, the position of the DB is updated in the rolling phase $\left( {\vartheta_{m}^\circ } \right)$, as given in Eq. (20).

$$\vartheta_{m}^\circ \to \vartheta_{m} + n^{coeff} * d^{coeff} \times \vartheta_{m - 1} + \Phi^{con} \cdot \ell \varsigma$$

(20)

$$\ell \varsigma = \left\langle {\vartheta_{m} - \chi^{\infty w} } \right\rangle$$

(21)

where $\vartheta_{m - 1}$ is the weight parameter at the previous iteration, $n^{coeff}$ and $d^{coeff}$ are the natural and deflection coefficients, correspondingly, $\Phi^{con}$ is the constant value, $\ell \varsigma$ is the changes in light intensity and is described in Eq. (21), and $\chi^{\infty w}$ is the global worst position.

Step 2: (dancing)

In this stage, the DB dances and then identifies an optimal path during obstacles. In the dancing process $\left( {\vartheta_{m}^{2^\circ } } \right)$, the position of the DB is updated as,

$$\vartheta_{m}^{2^\circ } = \vartheta_{m} + \left\| {\tan \cdot \partial f * \left( {\vartheta_{m} - \vartheta_{m - 1} } \right)} \right\|$$

(22)

Here, $\partial f$ is the deflection angle.

Step 3: (reproduction)

Here, the female DBs’ spawning location is chosen centered on the boundary selection strategy. Hence, the position of the DB updated in the reproduction phase $\left( {\vartheta_{m}^{\Re \infty } } \right)$ is depicted as,

$$\vartheta_{m}^{\Re \infty } = \left\| {\vartheta_{m} - \phi^{\nabla } } \right\| + \left\| {\vartheta_{m} - \varphi_{\Delta } } \right\|$$

(23)

where $\phi^{\nabla }$ and $\varphi_{\Delta }$ are the lower and upper bound, correspondingly. According to the position of the female DB, the current position $\left( {\vartheta_{m}^{\Re \infty } } \right)$ is updated.

Step 4: (foraging)

To perform the foraging strategy of the DB, the proposed framework employs a probabilistic distribution function. Therefore, the position of the DB is updated in the foraging strategy $\left( {\vartheta_{m}^{\wp^\circ } } \right)$, which is displayed as,

$$\vartheta_{m}^{\wp^\circ } = \vartheta_{m} + {\rm P}^{\Omega } \cdot \left( {\vartheta_{m} \cdot \phi^{\nabla } \le \vartheta_{m} \cdot \varphi_{\Delta } } \right)$$

(24)

where ${\rm P}^{\Omega }$ is the probability factor.

Step 5: (Thief)

Here, the DB steals neighborhood beetles’ food and then moves toward their location in the search space. Hence, the DB’s position is updated regarding the stealing behavior $\left( {\vartheta_{m}^{\infty st} } \right)$, which is signified below,

$$\vartheta_{m}^{\infty st} = \vartheta_{m}^{\Theta f} + \left( {\Phi^{con} \times \vartheta_{m} - \vartheta_{m}^{\Theta f} } \right)$$

(25)

where $\vartheta_{m}^{\Theta f}$ is the neighborhood beetle with food. Next, the above-mentioned steps are continued until they converge. Hence, the optimized weight parameter is defined as ${\rm O}^{{\vartheta_{m} }}$.

Hidden layer

This layer grasps the input from the input layer and then executes a computation process to give prediction results. The function of the hidden layer $\left( {Hd} \right)$ is formulated as,

$$Hd \to \delta \alpha f \times \left| {\eta_{a} \cdot {\rm O}^{{\vartheta_{m} }} } \right| + \iota_{bias}$$

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Here, $\iota_{bias}$ is the bias value. The weight and bias values are added to the input and then activated to produce the final output.

Output layer

Lastly, the output layer predicts whether the patients are diabetic $\left( {\lambda^{dia} } \right)$ or non-diabetic $\left( {\upsilon_{non} } \right)$. The outcome of the PO-RSNN $\left( {{\rm X}^{out} } \right)$ is illustrated below,

$${\rm X}^{out} = \left\{ {\lambda^{dia} ,\upsilon_{non} } \right\}$$

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The pseudocode of the proposed PO-RSNN is given further,

The diabetes individuals are effectively classified by the proposed PO-RSNN, which enhances the lifecycle of the patients.

Risk score calculation

In this, based on the factors like abdominal obesity, age, physical activity, and family history of diabetes, the risk score is calculated for $\lambda^{dia}$. Each factor is categorized into several cases, and each case has its own score value. For each category, the score values are provided based on the threshold value, which is displayed below,

$$C^{gory} \to \left\{ {\begin{array}{*{20}c} { < \nu^{\prime},} & 0 \\ {\nu^{\prime\prime}\,\,to\,\nu^{\prime\prime\prime}} & {20} \\ { > \nu^{\prime\prime\prime\prime}} & {30} \\ \end{array} } \right.$$

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Here, $C^{gory}$ signifies the factor, and $\left( {\nu^{\prime } ,\nu^{\prime \prime } ,\nu^{\prime \prime \prime } ,\nu^{\prime \prime \prime \prime } } \right)$ indicates the factor ranges. Hence, according to the factor value, the risk score is estimated. Hence, patients’ risk score is depicted as $\left( {\kappa_{risk} } \right)$.

Severity level estimation

Likewise, by using the FSCIS technique, the severity level of the diabetes patients is estimated based on their $\kappa_{risk}$. The Fuzzy Inference System (FIS) is chosen since it provides efficient reasoning and accurate prediction. The FIS has the ability to handle imprecise, uncertain, and non-linear medical data more effectively. It interprets complex data, analyzes the relation between the data, and makes better decision-making. But, it has downsides like complex distribution of data because it utilizes the min–max algorithm to transform the crisp data to fuzzy data during defuzzification, which results in high complexity. Thus, to convert the fuzzy data into its original form, the proposed work establishes the z-log-clipping normalization. The proposed FZCIS is derived below,

Initially, by using the IF and THEN components, the decision rules are generated. The proposed fuzzy IF–THEN rules $\left( {Fuz^{\Theta } } \right)$ are framed as,

$$Fuz^{\Theta } = \left\{ {\begin{array}{*{20}c} {IF\left( {\kappa_{risk} \ge 60} \right),} & {High} \\ {IF\left( {\kappa_{risk} = = [30,50]} \right),} & {Moderate} \\ {IF\left( {\kappa_{risk} < 30} \right),} & {Low} \\ \end{array} } \right.$$

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If the risk score of the patients is greater than or equal to 60, then it is assumed as high severity. Likewise, if the value of patients’ risk score is between 30 and 50, then it is considered as a moderate level. Moreover, if the risk score is less than 30, then it is assumed as low severity. Also, the fuzzy membership function is used to map the fuzzification and defuzzification outcomes, exhibiting the fuzziness of the fuzzy system.

$$ {\rm Z}^{set} \to \left\{ {\lambda^{dia} \left( {\kappa_{risk} } \right),\mathchar'26\mkern-10mu\lambda^{fuzy} \times \left( {\lambda^{dia} \left( {\kappa_{risk} } \right)|\lambda^{dia} \left( {\kappa_{risk} } \right) \in \chi^{is} } \right)} \right\} $$

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Here, $\mathchar'26\mkern-10mu\lambda^{fuzy}$ is the membership function, ${\rm Z}^{set}$ is the fuzzy set, and $\chi^{is}$ is the input space. The fuzzy set is evaluated based on $\mathchar'26\mkern-10mu\lambda^{fuzy}$, $\chi^{is}$, and $\kappa_{risk}$.

Then, via decision-making operators, the fuzzy operations are performed in the decision-making unit. Also, the crisp data $\left( {c^{d} } \right)$ is converted into fuzzy data $\left( {f^{d} } \right)$ in the fuzzification unit $\left( {b^{f} } \right)$, which is displayed as,

$$b^{f} = c^{d} \to f^{d}$$

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Next, to perform a defuzzification unit $\left( {a^{d} } \right)$, the proposed work employs a z-log-clipping normalization. Here, the fuzzy data is transformed into crisp data regarding the IF–THEN condition of the mean and standard deviation values, which is determined as,

$$a^{d} = \left\{ {\begin{array}{*{20}c} {IF\left( {f^{d} > \max \left( {f^{d} } \right)} \right),} & {THEN\,c^{d} = \max \left( {\frac{{\log \left( {f^{d} - mn} \right)}}{sn}} \right)} \\ {IF\left( {f^{d} < \min \left( {f^{d} } \right)} \right),} & {THEN\,c^{d} = \min \left( {\frac{{\log \left( {f^{d} - mn} \right)}}{sn}} \right)} \\ \end{array} } \right.$$

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where, $mn$ and $sn$ are the mean and standard deviation values, correspondingly. Lastly, the proposed FZCIS significantly estimates the severity of diabetes as high $\left( {h^\circ } \right)$, moderate $\left( {m^\circ } \right)$, and low $\left( {l^\circ } \right)$, which is defined as,

$$Fuzzy^{res} \to \left\{ {h^\circ ,m^\circ ,l^\circ } \right\}$$

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Here, $Fuzzy^{res}$ is the fuzzy outcome. The proposed FZCIS’s pseudocode is illustrated as,

Finally, the proposed FZCIS efficiently estimates the severity level of the diabetes individuals.

Stroke analysis framework

Here, the diabetes persons with high severity $h^\circ$ are subjected to the SA process. In general, individuals, after being diagnosed with diabetes, face more complications, especially persons with high severity. Thus, SA is performed for the high severity diabetes patients to ensure people’s health. The pre-trained SA framework is discussed further,

Stroke dataset

The significant information related to stroke patients is collected from the publically available resources, which are defined as $\left( {str^{data} } \right)$.