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Table 3 Comparison of performance indices for Artificial Neural Network models when using new data sets for predicting in hospital mortality rate in patients with T2DM after major LEA in Spain

From: Predictors of in-hospital mortality following major lower extremity amputations in type 2 diabetic patients using artificial neural networks

Indices

Description

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Accuracy rate

Ratio of instances correctly classified

0.807

0.794

0.830

0.861

Error rate

Ratio of instances misclassified

0.192

0.205

0.169

0.138

Sensitivity

Portion of actual positive which are predicted positive

0.775

0.801

0.744

0.763

Specificity

Portion of actual negative predicted negative

0.838

0.786

0.912

0.960

Precision

Portion of predicted positive which are actual positive

0.821

0.787

0.888

0.951

Positive likelihood

Likelihood that a predicted positive is an actual positive

4.794

3.756

8.476

19.23

Negative likelihood

Likelihood that a predicted negative is an actual negative

3.733

3.962

3.569

4.06

F1 score

Harmonic mean of precision and sensitivity

0.797

0.794

0.810

0.847

False positive rate

Portion of actual negative which are predicted positive

0.161

0.213

0.087

0.039

False discovery rate

Portion of predicted positive which are actual negative

0.178

0.212

0.111

0.048

False negative rate

Portion of actual positive which are predicted negative

0.224

0.198

0.255

0.236

Negative predictive value

Portion of predicted negative which are actual negative

0.795

0.800

0.790

0.800

Matthews correlation

Correlation between the targets and the outputs. It takes a value between -1 and +1

0.615

0.588

0.668

0.737

Informedness

Probability that the prediction method will make a correct decision as opposed to guessing

0.613

0.588

0.656

0.723

Markedness

Probability of predicting the classifier labels from the real classes.

0.659

0.574

0.801

0.911

  1. Model 1: all discharge diagnosis included in the database. Model 2: all discharge diagnosis included in the database, except infectious diseases (ICD-9-CM codes 001 to 139). Model 3: comorbidities included in the Charlson Comorbidities Index. Model 4: comorbidities included in the Elixhauser Comorbidities Index