An assessment of the risk factors for vitamin D deficiency using a decision tree model

• Published in: Diabetes & metabolic syndrome clinical research & reviews Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 1773 - 1777
• Main Authors: Gonoodi, Kayhan, Tayefi, Maryam, Saberi-Karimian, Maryam, Amirabadi zadeh, Alireza, Darroudi, Susan, Farahmand, Seyed Kazem, Abasalti, Zahra, Moslem, Alireza, Nematy, Mohsen, Ferns, Gordon A., Eslami, Saeid, Mobarhan, Majid Ghayour
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2019
• Subjects: 25OHD; Adolescent; Biomarkers - blood; Child; Data mining; Decision tree; Decision Trees; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Models, Statistical; Prognosis; Risk Assessment - methods; Risk Factors; Vitamin D - analogs & derivatives; Vitamin D - blood; Vitamin D deficiency; Vitamin D Deficiency - blood; Vitamin D Deficiency - etiology; Vitamin D Deficiency - pathology; 25OHD; Vitamin D deficiency; Data mining; Decision tree

Vitamin D (25-hydroxyvitamin D or 25OHD) has a key role in the pathogenesis of several chronic disorders. Vitamin D deficiency is a common global public health problem. We aimed to evaluate the risk factors associated with vitamin D deficiency using a decision tree algorithm. A total of 988 adolesce...