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. 2025 Feb 7;15:04013. doi: 10.7189/jogh.15.04013

Table 2.

AUROC, accuracy, and precision with cumulating number of top 15 factors using random forest algorithm for childhood weight status*

Cumulating number of top 15 factors AUROC Accuracy Precision
Underweight




Maternal BMI
1
0.692
0.644
0.703
Age
2
0.711
0.651
0.675
Paternal BMI
3
0.749
0.688
0.701
Paternal reproductive age
4
0.740
0.675
0.695
Maternal reproductive age
5
0.747
0.673
0.692
Birth weight
6
0.753
0.690
0.705
Sedentary time
7
0.749
0.693
0.710
Outdoor activities
8
0.737
0.680
0.687
Screen time
9
0.739
0.677
0.688
Eating speed
10
0.736
0.666
0.672
Breastfeeding
11
0.741
0.679
0.685
Birth length
12
0.735
0.670
0.675
Bedtime
13
0.750
0.690
0.700
Gestational week
14
0.754
0.693
0.706
Time to add solid food
15
0.747
0.684
0.694
Overweight




Age
1
0.753
0.741
0.785
Fast food intake frequency
2
0.749
0.736
0.776
Maternal BMI
3
0.757
0.727
0.765
Paternal BMI
4
0.764
0.725
0.749
Sedentary time
5
0.775
0.726
0.749
Maternal reproductive age
6
0.774
0.722
0.749
Paternal reproductive age
7
0.777
0.729
0.759
Birth weight
8
0.788
0.724
0.751
Outdoor activities
9
0.788
0.732
0.762
Bedtime
10
0.795
0.735
0.776
Breastfeeding
11
0.799
0.734
0.778
Eating speed
12
0.805
0.736
0.780
Screen time
13
0.803
0.737
0.780
Night meal intake frequency
14
0.799
0.734
0.778
Birth length
15
0.804
0.744
0.789
Obesity




Age
1
0.773
0.769
0.786
Fast food intake frequency
2
0.784
0.772
0.776
Maternal BMI
3
0.808
0.755
0.761
Paternal BMI
4
0.828
0.771
0.779
Sedentary time
5
0.829
0.771
0.781
Maternal reproductive age
6
0.832
0.771
0.779
Bedtime
7
0.835
0.763
0.779
Outdoor activities
8
0.835
0.770
0.790
Paternal reproductive age
9
0.837
0.776
0.795
Birth weight
10
0.836
0.779
0.789
Eating speed
11
0.844
0.780
0.793
Breastfeeding
12
0.842
0.782
0.797
Screen time
13
0.845
0.779
0.792
Night meal intake frequency
14
0.843
0.778
0.791
Chronic diseases 15 0.844 0.779 0.794

AUROC – area under the receiver operating characteristic curve, BMI – body mass index

*Weight status was defined according to the criteria recommended by the World Health Organization [15,16].