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Table 5 Ranked importance of variables from backward elimination in Cox model compared to minimal depth from random survival forest, for prediction of TKA revision. Variables are displayed in decreasing order of importance

From: A comparison of survival models for prediction of eight-year revision risk following total knee and hip arthroplasty

Bootstrap backwards elimination in Cox model (95% CI)

Minimal depth from random survival forest (95% CI)

Age

1 (1,1)

Age

1.54 (1.45,1.64)

Pain

2.26 (2.21,2.3)

Pain

1.91 (1.8,2.02)

Patella usage

2.92 (2.86,2.97)

Patella usage

2.04 (1.93,2.15)

Stability

4.39 (4.34,4.44)

Depression

2.2 (2.08,2.32)

Bearing surface

4.51 (4.43,4.59)

Bearing surface

2.46 (2.34,2.58)

Depression

6.22 (6.17,6.28)

Stability

2.79 (2.68,2.9)

Sex

7.39 (7.32,7.46)

Mobility

3.05 (2.91,3.18)

Tibial cement

8.8 (8.62,8.98)

Anxiety

3.05 (2.91,3.19)

Anxiety

10.6 (10.44,10.77)

Sex

3.24 (3.13,3.35)

Ischaemic heart disease angina

10.68 (10.48,10.87)

Tibial cement

3.49 (3.36,3.62)

Mobility

10.77 (10.6,10.95)

Inflammation pain

4.2 (4.07,4.33)

Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease

11.02 (10.81,11.23)

Ischaemic heart disease angina

4.2 (4.09,4.32)

Steroid responsive diseases

12.48 (12.27,12.7)

Steroid responsive diseases

4.23 (4.11,4.35)

Computer navigation

16.48 (16.22,16.74)

Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease

4.28 (4.15,4.41)

congestive heart failure

16.89 (16.5,17.28)

Hypertension

4.47 (4.35,4.6)

Arrhythmia

17.1 (16.74,17.46)

Ischaemic heart disease hypertension

4.68 (4.56,4.8)

Ischaemic heart disease hypertension

18.62 (18.29,18.95)

Computer navigation

4.73 (4.62,4.83)

Hypothyroidism

19.16 (18.82,19.5)

congestive heart failure

4.74 (4.63,4.84)

Hypertension

19.39 (19.02,19.76)

Gout

4.74 (4.64,4.84)

Osteoporosis/Paget’s

19.88 (19.53,20.23)

Chronic Airways Disease

4.78 (4.66,4.9)

Anticoagulants

21.74 (21.37,22.12)

Femoral cement

4.86 (4.74,4.98)

Inflammation pain

22.09 (21.76,22.42)

Glaucoma

4.93 (4.81,5.05)

Chronic Airways Disease

22.96 (22.61,23.31)

Anticoagulants

4.93 (4.82,5.04)

Diabetes

23.9 (23.58,24.22)

Osteoporosis/Paget’s

5.1 (4.99,5.21)

Hyperlipidaemia

24.12 (23.82,24.41)

Arrhythmia

5.11 (5,5.21)

Antiplatelet medication

24.28 (23.96,24.6)

Diabetes

5.17 (5.07,5.27)

Gout

24.86 (24.59,25.14)

Antiplatelet medication

5.18 (5.07,5.29)

Glaucoma

25.23 (24.95,25.52)

Hypothyroidism

5.19 (5.1,5.29)

Femoral cement

25.24 (24.97,25.51)

Hyperlipidaemia

5.26 (5.16,5.36