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. 2026 Feb 20;12:1763157. doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2025.1763157

TABLE 2.

Description of variables of the dataset.

Variable name Variable explain Type of variable
HeartDisease Do you have heart disease Target variable
BMI Body mass index Continuous variable
Smoking Smoking status Binary variable
AlcoholDrinking Drinking Binary variable
Stroke Stroke Binary variable
PhysicalHealth Number of days with physical discomfort in last 30 days Discrete variable
MentalHealth Number of days with psychological issues in last 30 days Discrete variable
Sex Sex Binary variable
AgeCategory Age category Multicategorical ordered variable
Race Race Multicategorical nominal variable
Diabetic Diabetes mellitus Multicategorical nominal variable
PhysicalActivity Have you exercised in the last 30 days Binary variable
GenHealth Overall health status Multicategorical ordered variable
SleepTime Average sleep duration Discrete variable
Asthma Asthma Binary variable
KidneyDisease KD Binary variable
SkinCancer Cutaneum carcinoma Binary variable