Table 4 Identified association rules in different gender group.

From: Investigation of multimorbidity patterns and association rules in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus using association rules mining algorithm

Gender

Antecedent

Consequent

Number of

cases

cases

Support (%)

Confidence (%)

Lift

Male

{DPVD + DN}

Hypertension

708

20.2

66.1

1.46

{DPVD + Hypertension}

DN

708

20.2

49.6

1.41

{DPN + Hypertension}

DN

720

20.5

49.4

1.41

{DN + DPN}

Hypertension

720

20.5

63.5

1.40

{DN}

Hypertension

775

22.1

62.8

1.38

{Hypertension}

DN

775

22.1

48.6

1.38

{Hyperlipidemia}

FL

551

15.7

50.2

1.36

{DPVD + Hyperlipidemia}

FL

424

12.1

49.3

1.34

{DPN + Hyperlipidemia’}

FL

468

13.3

49.2

1.34

{DPVD + CI}

Hypertension

618

17.6

59.9

1.32

Female

{DPVD + DN}

Hypertension

412

17.7

67.4

1.40

{DPVD + Hypertension}

CI

478

20.6

48.00

1.36

{DN + DPN}

Hypertension

434

18.7

64.9

1.34

{DN}

Hypertension

452

19.5

63.5

1.31

{DPVD + CI}

Hypertension

478

20.6

63.4

1.31

  1. DPN, diabetic peripheral neuropathy; DPVD, diabetic peripheral vascular disease; FL, fatty liver; DN, diabetic nephropathy; CI, cerebral infarction.