Table 6 Identified association rules in different BMI group.

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

BMI

Antecedent

Consequent

Number of cases

Support (%)

Confidence (%)

Lift

Lean

{DPVD + DN}

Hypertension

54

14.8

46.6

1.61

{DPVD + Hypertension}

CI

45

12.3

48.4

1.53

{DPVD + Hypertension}

DN

54

14.8

58.1

1.52

{DPN + Hypertension}

DN

56

15.3

57.1

1.49

{Hypertension}

DN

60

16.4

56.6

1.48

{DPN + Hypertension}

CI

45

12.3

45.9

1.45

{Hypertension}

CI

48

13.1

45.3

1.43

normal

{DPVD + DN}

Hypertension

589

19.2

64.9

1.46

{DPVD + Hypertension}

DN

589

19.2

47.5

1.41

{DN + DPN}

Hypertension

606

19.7

62.4

1.41

{DPN + Hypertension}

DN

606

19.7

47.2

1.40

{DN}

Hypertension

639

20.8

61.6

1.39

{Hypertension}

DN

639

20.8

46.9

1.39

{DPVD + Hypertension}

CI

610

19.8

49.2

1.36

{DPVD + CI}

Hypertension

610

19.8

59.4

1.34

{DPN + Hypertension}

CI

609

19.8

47.4

1.31

{CI + DPN}

Hypertension

609

19.8

57.9

1.31

{CI}

Hypertension

641

20.8

57.8

1.30

{Hypertension}

CI

641

20.8

45.0

1.30

Over weight

{DPVD + DN}

Hypertension

333

19.1

68.0

1.33

{DN + DPN}

Hypertension

346

19.9

66.9

1.31

{DN}

Hypertension

369

21.2

66.6

1.31

obese

{DPVD + DN}

Hypertension

144

22.0

85.7

1.55

{DPVD + Hypertension}

DN

144

22.0

48.2

1.48

{Hyperlipidemia + Hypertension}

DN

72

11.0

47.7

1.46

{DN + DPN}

Hypertension

146

22.2

79.4

1.43

{CI + FL}

Hypertension

79

12.0

77.5

1.40

{CI + Hypertension}

DPVD

108

16.5

92.3

1.35

{CI + FL}

DPVD

94

14.3

92.2

1.35

{DPVD + CI}

Hypertension

108

16.5

74.5

1.35

{CI + DPN}

DPVD

137

20.9

92.0

1.34

{DN}

Hypertension

159

24.2

74.3

1.34

{CI}

DPVD

145

22.1

91.8

1.34

{CI}

Hypertension

117

17.8

74.1

1.34

{DN + Hypertension}

DPVD

144

22.0

90.6

1.32

{CI + DPN}

Hypertension

109

16.6

73.2

1.32

  1. DPN, diabetic peripheral neuropathy; DPVD, diabetic peripheral vascular disease; FL, fatty liver; DN, diabetic nephropathy; DR, diabetic retinopathy.