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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-3-27
pubmed:abstractText
Recently, the distribution of dental caries has been shown to be skewed, and precise prediction models cannot be obtained using all the data. We applied a balancing technique to obtain more appropriate and robust models, and compared their accuracy with that of the conventional model. The data were obtained from annual oral check-ups for schoolchildren conducted in Japan. Five hundred children were followed from ages 5 to 8, and the three-year follow-up data were used. The variables used were salivary levels of mutans streptococci and lactobacilli, 3-min stimulated saliva volume, salivary pH, fluoride usage, and frequency of consumption of sweet snacks and beverages. Initially, conventional models were constructed by logistic regression analysis, neural network (a kind of prediction method), and decision analysis. Next, the balancing technique was used. To construct new models, we randomly sampled the same number of subjects with and without new dental caries. By repeated sampling, 10 models were constructed for each method. Application of the balancing technique resulted in the most robust model, with 0.73 sensitivity and 0.77 specificity obtained by C 5.0 analysis. For data with a skewed distribution, the balancing method could be one of the important techniques for obtaining a suitable and robust prediction model for dental caries.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1343-4934
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
51
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
61-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19325201-Algorithms, pubmed-meshheading:19325201-Beverages, pubmed-meshheading:19325201-Cariostatic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:19325201-Child, pubmed-meshheading:19325201-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:19325201-Colony Count, Microbial, pubmed-meshheading:19325201-DMF Index, pubmed-meshheading:19325201-Data Interpretation, Statistical, pubmed-meshheading:19325201-Decision Support Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:19325201-Dental Caries, pubmed-meshheading:19325201-Dietary Carbohydrates, pubmed-meshheading:19325201-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19325201-Fluorides, pubmed-meshheading:19325201-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:19325201-Food Habits, pubmed-meshheading:19325201-Forecasting, pubmed-meshheading:19325201-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19325201-Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, pubmed-meshheading:19325201-Japan, pubmed-meshheading:19325201-Lactobacillus, pubmed-meshheading:19325201-Logistic Models, pubmed-meshheading:19325201-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19325201-Models, Biological, pubmed-meshheading:19325201-Neural Networks (Computer), pubmed-meshheading:19325201-Saliva, pubmed-meshheading:19325201-Secretory Rate, pubmed-meshheading:19325201-Sensitivity and Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:19325201-Streptococcus mutans, pubmed-meshheading:19325201-Sucrose
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Construction of a dental caries prediction model by data mining.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Policy Sciences, National Institute of Public Health, Saitama, Japan. pxz11337@nifty.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article