Open AccessHealth Data-Driven Machine Learning Algorithms Applied to Risk Indicators Assessment for Chronic Kidney Disease
Author(s) -
YenLing Chiu,
Mao-Jhen Jhou,
TianShyug Lee,
Chi-Jie Lu,
Ming-Shu Chen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s319405
Subject(s) - medicine , kidney disease , renal function , logistic regression , population , environmental health , intensive care medicine
As global aging progresses, the health management of chronic diseases has become an important issue of concern to governments. Influenced by the aging of its population and improvements in the medical system and healthcare in general, Taiwan's population of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) has tended to grow year by year, including the incidence of high-risk cases that pose major health hazards to the elderly and middle-aged populations.