Table 7.
Parameter estimates for mixed-effects meta-regression on AUC.
| Subset | Variable | Value | Estimate | SE | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linear classifiers | Region | Europe - reference | 0.826 | 0.029 | < 0.001 |
| USA | -0.006 | 0.017 | 0.715 | ||
| China | 0.057 | 0.013 | < 0.001 | ||
| Other region | 0.024 | 0.016 | 0.130 | ||
| Number of patients | -0.001 | 0.001 | 0.040 | ||
| Rate of severe cases | -0.196 | 0.168 | 0.247 | ||
| Rate of severe cases squared | 0.241 | 0.289 | 0.406 | ||
| Mean age difference | 0.005 | 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||
|
Machine learning and Neural Network |
Region | Europe - reference | 0.908 | 0.029 | < 0.001 |
| USA | 0.020 | 0.023 | 0.381 | ||
| China | 0.074 | 0.019 | 0.001 | ||
| Other region | -0.010 | 0.021 | 0.650 | ||
| Number of patients | -0.001 | 0.001 | 0.142 | ||
| Rate of severe cases | -0.189 | 0.162 | 0.250 | ||
| Rate of severe cases squared | 0.168 | 0.231 | 0.470 | ||
| Mean age difference | < 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.785 | ||