AIMC Topic: Sociodemographic Factors

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Air Pollution and Autism Spectrum Disorder: Unveiling Multipollutant Risks and Sociodemographic Influences in California.

Environmental health perspectives
BACKGROUND: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition with increasing prevalence worldwide. Air pollution may be a major contributor to the rise in ASD cases. This study investigated how the risk of ASD associated with prenatal...

Exploring the importance of clinical and sociodemographic factors on self-rated health in midlife: A cross-sectional study using machine learning.

International journal of medical informatics
BACKGROUND: Self-rated health (SRH) is influenced by various factors, including clinical and sociodemographic characteristics. However, in the context of Brazil, we still lack a clear understanding of the relative importance of these factors and how ...

Machine learning algorithms that predict the risk of prostate cancer based on metabolic syndrome and sociodemographic characteristics: a prospective cohort study.

BMC public health
BACKGROUND: Given the rapid increase in the prevalence of prostate cancer (PCa), identifying its risk factors and developing suitable risk prediction models has important implications for public health. We used machine learning (ML) approach to scree...

Sociodemographic bias in clinical machine learning models: a scoping review of algorithmic bias instances and mechanisms.

Journal of clinical epidemiology
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Clinical machine learning (ML) technologies can sometimes be biased and their use could exacerbate health disparities. The extent to which bias is present, the groups who most frequently experience bias, and the mechanism t...

Identifying biological markers and sociodemographic factors that influence the gap between phenotypic and chronological ages.

Informatics for health & social care
INTRODUCTION: The world's population is aging rapidly, leading to increased public health and economic burdens due to age-related cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. Early risk detection is essential for prevention and to improve the quali...

Socio-demographic predictors of not having private dental insurance coverage: machine-learning algorithms may help identify the disadvantaged.

BMC public health
BACKGROUND: For accessing dental care in Canada, approximately 62% of the population has employment-based insurance, 6% have some publicly funded coverage, and 32% have to pay out-of pocket. Those with no insurance or public coverage find dental care...

Machine Learning Approach to Study Social Determinants of Chronic Illness in India: A Comparative Analysis.

Indian journal of public health
BACKGROUND: Several studies on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have been carried out worldwide, the basis of most of which is the identification of risk factors-modifiable (or behavioral) and metabolic. Majority of the NCDs are due to sociodemographi...

Predicting Sociodemographic Attributes from Mobile Usage Patterns: Applications and Privacy Implications.

Big data
When users interact with their mobile devices, they leave behind unique digital footprints that can be viewed as predictive proxies that reveal an array of users' characteristics, including their demographics. Predicting users' demographics based on ...

Predicting congenital syphilis cases: A performance evaluation of different machine learning models.

PloS one
BACKGROUND: Communicable diseases represent a huge economic burden for healthcare systems and for society. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a concerning issue, especially in developing and underdeveloped countries, in which environmental fa...

Important Correlates of Purpose in Life in a Diverse Population-Based Cohort: A Machine Learning Approach.

The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
BACKGROUND: Purpose-in-life (PiL) refers to the tendency to derive meaning and purpose from daily life experiences. Individuals with higher PiL were more likely to have better physical, mental, and cognitive health in prospective studies. Here, we ai...