Table 3.
Top ten variables classifying NSCLC case-control status by race on random forest analysis.
| Caucasians | African Americans | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Mean decrease accuracy | Variable | Mean decrease accuracy |
| Smoking Pack-year History |
1.27 | Smoking Pack-year History |
2.01 |
| COPD History | 0.48 | Family History of Lung Cancer | 0.84 |
| Family History of Lung Cancer | 0.26 | rs2735940-TERT | 0.39 |
| rs7735889-GHR | 0.26 | rs2853690-TERT | 0.32 |
| rs2972780-GHR | 0.24 | rs1858136-GHR | 0.28 |
| rs33939197-GHR | 0.24 | rs840409-AMACR | 0.28 |
| rs2940944-GHR | 0.20 | rs2972780-GHR | 0.27 |
| rs2940913-GHR | 0.20 | Regular Adult Aspirin Use | 0.26 |
| rs2972395-GHR | 0.19 | rs2853677-TERT | 0.25 |
| rs6878512-GHR | 0.19 | rs7712701-GHR | 0.24 |