Table 4. Meaning and measurement unit of the variables of the AlOlaiwi2018 diabetes type 2 dataset.
| Feature name | Measurement | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Age | Years | Age of the patient at the medical consult |
| Albuminuria | Categories | Normoalbuminaria: 0, microalbuminuria: 1, macroalbuminuria: 2 |
| Anti HTN | Binary | Taking any hipertensive drugs. 0: No 1: Yes |
| Bloating | Binary | Patient suffering from bloating: No: 0, Yes: 1 |
| BMI | kg/m*2 | Body mass index |
| CAN | Binary | Patient suffering from cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy. No: 0, Yes: 1 |
| DBP | mmHg | Diastolic blood pressure |
| DDP-4 inhibitor | Binary | Prescribed DPP4 inhibitor. 0: No 1: Yes |
| DR | Binary | Diabetic retinopathy. 0: No, 1: Yes. |
| Duration of DM | Years | Duration of diabetes mellitus type 2 in years |
| eGFR MDRD equation | ml/min | Estimated glomerular filtration rate by the MDRD study equation |
| Excessive fullness after meals | Binary | Patient suffering from excessive fullness after meals: No: 0, Yes: 1 |
| FBS | mmol/L | Fasting Blood Sugar. |
| GCSI category | Category | Gastroparesis cardinal symption index, |
| Classified as categories: None: 0, Mild: 1, Severe: 2. | ||
| GCSI new | Point Scores | Gastroparesis cardinal sympton index score. |
| GCSI present ? | Binary | Gastroparesis symptomps: absent: 0, present: 1 |
| GCSI score | Point scores | Gastroparesis cardinal symptom index score. |
| HbA1c | % | Percetange of glycosylated hemoglobin |
| HDL | mmol/L | High density lipoprotein |
| HTN | Binary | Hypertension: 0: No 1: Yes |
| Insulin | Binary | Taking insulin: 0: No 1: Yes |
| LDL | mmol/L | Low-density lipoprotein |
| Loss of appetitie | Binary | Loss of appetite for the last 2 weeks. No: 0, Yes: 1 |
| Meglitinides | Binary | Use of Meglitinides. 0: No 1: Yes |
| Metformin | Binary | Use of metformin. 0: No 1: Yes |
| Nausea | Binary | Feelings of nausea in the last 2 weeks. No: 0, Yes: 1 |
| None | Binary | Not taking any drug at all? 0: No 1: Yes |
| Not able to finish a meal | Binary | Inability to finish a regular size meal. No: 0, Yes: 1 |
| Orthostatic hypotension | Binary | Patients suffering from orthostatic hypotension: No: 0, Yes: 1 |
| PDBP | mmHg | Diastolic blood pressure after postural manoeuvres. |
| PHR | bpm | Postural heart rate |
| Presence of any symptom | Binary | Presence of any gastroparesis symptom: No: 0, Yes: 1 |
| PSBP | mmHg | Systolic blood pressure after postural manoeuvres |
| QTc | Seconds | Corrected QT interval. (measured in the EKG) |
| QTc prolonged | Category | Corrected QT interval prolongation: No: 0, Borderline: 0.5 Yes: 1 |
| Resting tachycardia | Binary | Patient suffering from resting tachycardia: No: 0, Yes: 1 |
| Retching | Binary | Patient suffering from retching: No: 0, Yes: 1 |
| SBP | mmHg | Systolic blood pressure |
| Sex | Binary | Patient’s sex: 0: female, 1: male |
| Smoking | Binary | Patient smoking habit: 0: No, 1: Yes |
| Stomach fullness | Binary | Patient suffering from stomach fullness: No: 0, Yes: 1 |
| Stomach or belly visibly larger | Binary | Patient suffering from belly visibly larger: No: 0, Yes: 1 |
| Sulfonylurea | Binary | Patient using sulfonylurea: 0: No 1: Yes |
| TC | mmol/L | Total cholesterol |
| TG | mmol/L | Triglycerides |
| TZD | Binary | Patient using thiazolidinediones: 0: No 1: Yes |
| UACR new | mg/g | Urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio |
| Urine ACR | mg/g | Urine albumin to creatinine ratio 6 months before. |
| Vomiting | Binary | Patient suffering from Vomiting: No: 0, Yes: 1 |
Notes.
kilogram per meter squared.
millimeters of Mercury.
milliliters per minutes.
millimole per liter.
beats per minutes.
urine Albumin (mg/dL) / urine creatinine (g/dL).