Predicting rapid decline in kidney function among type 2 diabetes patients: A machine learning approach

Background: Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is one of the typical complications of type 2 diabetes (T2D), with approximately 10 % of DKD patients experiencing a Rapid decline (RD) in kidney function. RD leads to an increased risk of poor outcomes such as the need for dialysis. Albuminuria is a known k...

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Main Authors: Eri Nakahara, Kayo Waki, Hisashi Kurasawa, Imari Mimura, Tomohisa Seki, Akinori Fujino, Nagisa Shiomi, Masaomi Nangaku, Kazuhiko Ohe
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author Eri Nakahara
Kayo Waki
Hisashi Kurasawa
Imari Mimura
Tomohisa Seki
Akinori Fujino
Nagisa Shiomi
Masaomi Nangaku
Kazuhiko Ohe
author_facet Eri Nakahara
Kayo Waki
Hisashi Kurasawa
Imari Mimura
Tomohisa Seki
Akinori Fujino
Nagisa Shiomi
Masaomi Nangaku
Kazuhiko Ohe
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description Background: Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is one of the typical complications of type 2 diabetes (T2D), with approximately 10 % of DKD patients experiencing a Rapid decline (RD) in kidney function. RD leads to an increased risk of poor outcomes such as the need for dialysis. Albuminuria is a known kidney damage biomarker for DKD, yet RD cases do not always show changes in albuminuria, and the exact mechanism of RD remains unclear. Previous studies focused on a limited number of laboratory tests, no comprehensive study targeting a wide range of laboratory tests has been done. We target to develop a model that predicts RD among T2D and points to key laboratory tests of interest in understanding RD from various laboratory tests. Methods: Our machine learning model predicts whether RD, as represented via eGFR, will happen within 1 year. Additionally, the model uses Recursive feature elimination with cross-validation (RFECV) to eliminate the features that do not contribute to the prediction. We trained and assessed the model using 1202 types of laboratory tests from 3438 diabetes patients at the University of Tokyo Hospital. Result: The means (95 % confidence interval) of the receiver operating characteristic area under the curve (ROC-AUC), precision-recall area under the curve, accuracy rate, and F1-score of an 8-feature-model were 0.820 (0.811, 0.829), 0.430 (0.410, 0.451), 0.754 (0.747, 0.761), and 0.500 (0.485, 0.515), respectively. The RFECV revealed that 7 test types (MCH, γ-GTP, Cre, HbA1c, HDL-C, eGFR, and Hct) contributed to RD prediction. The model's ROC-AUC of 0.820 improves on the ROC-AUC of 0.775 seen in previous studies. Conclusion: The proposed model accurately predicts RD among diabetes patients and helps physicians focus on inhibiting progression of kidney damage. The contributing laboratory tests may serve as alternative biomarkers for DKD.
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spelling doaj-art-1674c3ce6b7f4cd98e28bad25a6205e02025-01-17T04:49:41ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402025-01-01111e40566Predicting rapid decline in kidney function among type 2 diabetes patients: A machine learning approachEri Nakahara0Kayo Waki1Hisashi Kurasawa2Imari Mimura3Tomohisa Seki4Akinori Fujino5Nagisa Shiomi6Masaomi Nangaku7Kazuhiko Ohe8Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Japan; The University of Tokyo, JapanThe University of Tokyo, Japan; Corresponding author. 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Japan; The University of Tokyo, JapanThe University of Tokyo, JapanThe University of Tokyo, JapanNippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, JapanNippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, JapanThe University of Tokyo, JapanThe University of Tokyo, JapanBackground: Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is one of the typical complications of type 2 diabetes (T2D), with approximately 10 % of DKD patients experiencing a Rapid decline (RD) in kidney function. RD leads to an increased risk of poor outcomes such as the need for dialysis. Albuminuria is a known kidney damage biomarker for DKD, yet RD cases do not always show changes in albuminuria, and the exact mechanism of RD remains unclear. Previous studies focused on a limited number of laboratory tests, no comprehensive study targeting a wide range of laboratory tests has been done. We target to develop a model that predicts RD among T2D and points to key laboratory tests of interest in understanding RD from various laboratory tests. Methods: Our machine learning model predicts whether RD, as represented via eGFR, will happen within 1 year. Additionally, the model uses Recursive feature elimination with cross-validation (RFECV) to eliminate the features that do not contribute to the prediction. We trained and assessed the model using 1202 types of laboratory tests from 3438 diabetes patients at the University of Tokyo Hospital. Result: The means (95 % confidence interval) of the receiver operating characteristic area under the curve (ROC-AUC), precision-recall area under the curve, accuracy rate, and F1-score of an 8-feature-model were 0.820 (0.811, 0.829), 0.430 (0.410, 0.451), 0.754 (0.747, 0.761), and 0.500 (0.485, 0.515), respectively. The RFECV revealed that 7 test types (MCH, γ-GTP, Cre, HbA1c, HDL-C, eGFR, and Hct) contributed to RD prediction. The model's ROC-AUC of 0.820 improves on the ROC-AUC of 0.775 seen in previous studies. Conclusion: The proposed model accurately predicts RD among diabetes patients and helps physicians focus on inhibiting progression of kidney damage. The contributing laboratory tests may serve as alternative biomarkers for DKD.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024165978Artificial intelligenceDiabetic kidney diseaseMachine learningRapid declineRecursive feature elimination
spellingShingle Eri Nakahara
Kayo Waki
Hisashi Kurasawa
Imari Mimura
Tomohisa Seki
Akinori Fujino
Nagisa Shiomi
Masaomi Nangaku
Kazuhiko Ohe
Predicting rapid decline in kidney function among type 2 diabetes patients: A machine learning approach
Heliyon
Artificial intelligence
Diabetic kidney disease
Machine learning
Rapid decline
Recursive feature elimination
title Predicting rapid decline in kidney function among type 2 diabetes patients: A machine learning approach
title_full Predicting rapid decline in kidney function among type 2 diabetes patients: A machine learning approach
title_fullStr Predicting rapid decline in kidney function among type 2 diabetes patients: A machine learning approach
title_full_unstemmed Predicting rapid decline in kidney function among type 2 diabetes patients: A machine learning approach
title_short Predicting rapid decline in kidney function among type 2 diabetes patients: A machine learning approach
title_sort predicting rapid decline in kidney function among type 2 diabetes patients a machine learning approach
topic Artificial intelligence
Diabetic kidney disease
Machine learning
Rapid decline
Recursive feature elimination
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024165978
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