Table 6 Comparison of pathway enrichment scores for COVID-19 vs. influenza using different analysis methods

From: Explainable AI multiomics analysis reveals shared and divergent host responses in COVID-19 and influenza

Pathway

ssGSEA (all data)

GSVA (all data)

ssGSEA (no RSV)

Type I IFN response

− 2.3

− 2.1

− 2.4

IL-6/STAT3 signaling

+ 2.0

+ 1.9

+ 2.1

T-cell activation

− 1.8

− 1.7

− 1.9

AP-1/MAPK pathway

+ 1.7

+ 1.6

+ 1.8

  1. Values are normalized enrichment scores (NES), with positive values indicating higher pathway activity in COVID-19 and negative values indicating higher activity in influenza.