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Table 1 Overview of cohorts used for the prediction models

From: Attention-based neural networks for clinical prediction modelling on electronic health records

 

Mortality

Readmission

Dementia

Observations

3,836,184 visits

206,995 visits

287,208 patients

Outcome (%)

36,952 (1%)

20,202 (9.8%)

4674 (1.6%)

Sex: # female (%)

2,232,244 (58.2%)

109,684 (53%)

148,660 (51.8%)

Age mean (std)

73.8 (9.0)

62.7 (18.0)

 

61.3 (8.5)

Index event

GP visit after 60

Inpatient visit of adults

First GP visit of patients aged 50–79

Time-at-risk1

30 days

30 days

5 years

Observation window2

1 year prior to index

1 year prior to index

1 year prior to index

Features

Age, gender, conditions, drug exposure and procedure codes

Age, gender, conditions, drug exposure and procedure codes

Age, gender, conditions, drug exposure and procedure codes

Number of features

2056

2303

1748

Average features per observation / feature matrix density

49.5 / 2.3%

45.2 / 1.9%

21.8 / 1.2%

  1. 1Time-at-risk refers to the period after the index event during which predictions are made.
  2. 2Features are extracted from the observation window