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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Apr 12.
Published in final edited form as: Pac Symp Biocomput. 2016;22:545–556. doi: 10.1142/9789813207813_0050

Table 6.

Performance of Predictive Dosing Algorithms

Algorithm Mean Absolute Error (mg/week)
Median (95% Confidence Interval)
Percent Variation Explained (R2)
Median (95% Confidence Interval)
Combined Whites Blacks Combined Whites Blacks
Existing Algorithms

Fixed 35 mg/week 13.5 13.2 16.1 −2.3 −1.1 −23.7

US FDA Table mid-range 12.0 11.7 14.7 17.5 18.3 1.1

IWPC 9.5 9.0 13.4 42.7 45.2 20

Ramirez et. al. 9.2 8.8 12.9 47.5 49.5 28.7

Hernandez et. al. 10.4 9.9 14.2 37.3 39.4 17.2

New Models

Clinical

 Unadjusted 12.0 (11.9–12.0) 11.7 (11.7–11.8) 14.0 (13.8–14.2) 20.3 (19.9–20.5) 19.6 (19.0–19.9) 12.3 (9.9–14.9)

 Race Adjusted 11.9 (11.9–11.9) 11.7 (11.7–11.7) 13.6 (13.4–13.8) 21.5 (21.1–21.6) 19.8 (19.3–20.0) 20.8 (18.9–22.1)

 % Ancestry Adjusted 11.5 (11.5–11.7) 10.9 (10.8–11.0) 14.5 (14.3–14.9) 23.8 (22.9–24.2) 20.6 (19.3–21.3) 21.7 (17.9–24.2)

 Race Stratified - 11.7 (11.7–11.7) 13.4 (13.3–13.7) - 19.8 (19.4–20.0) 21.7 (18.0–23.1)

Limited Genetic

 Unadjusted 9.3 (9.2–9.3) 8.8 (8.8–8.8) 12.9 (12.8–13.1) 51.5 (51.2–51.6) 53.8 (53.4–54.1) 27.8 (25.4–29.7)

 Race Adjusted 9.3 (9.2–9.3) 8.8 (8.8–8.8) 12.8 (12.7–13.0) 51.8 (51.5–52.0) 54.0 (53.6–54.2) 30.0 (27.8–31.2)

 % Ancestry Adjusted 9.5 (9.4–9.5) 8.5 (8.4–8.6) 13.7 (13.5–14.0) 49.8 (49.0–50.2) 52.8 (51.5–53.4) 32.4 (28.9–34.7)

 Race Stratified - 8.8 (8.8–8.8) 12.7 (12.5–13) - 54.0 (53.7–54.2) 30.9 (27.1–32.5)

Expanded Genetic

 Unadjusted 9.0 (9.0–9.1) 8.6 (8.6–8.7) 12.2 (11.9–12.6) 54.1 (53.6–54.4) 55.4 (54.9–55.7) 37.7 (34.0–40.0)

 Race Adjusted 9.0 (9.0–9.1) 8.6 (8.6–8.7) 12.2 (11.9–12.6) 54.1 (53.5–54.4) 55.4 (54.9–55.8) 37.5 (33.5–40.1)

 % Ancestry Adjusted 9.2 (9.1–9.3) 8.4 (8.3–8.5) 12.9 (12.5–13.4) 52.5 (50.8–53.3) 54.2 (52.5–55.1) 39.7 (32.9–43.8)

 Race Stratified - 8.6 (8.6–8.7) 11.9 (11.6–12.4) - 55.7 (55.2–55.9) 39.5 (33.8–42.5)

Combined SNP

 Unadjusted 9.9 (9.9–10.0) 9.5 (9.5–9.6) 12.8 (12.6–13.1) 44.0 (43.5–44.3) 44.7 (44.2–45.0) 30.2 (27.2–32.5)

 Race Adjusted 9.9 (9.9–10.0) 9.6 (9.5–9.6) 12.8 (12.6–13.1) 44.0 (43.5–44.3) 44.7 (44.2–45.1) 30.3 (27.0–32.6)

 % Ancestry Adjusted 10 (9.9–10.1) 9.2 (9.1–9.3) 13.6 (13.3–14.0) 44.4 (43.3–45.0) 44.8 (43.2–45.8) 34.2 (29.5–37.9)

 Race Stratified - 9.6 (9.5–9.6) 12.5 (12.2–12.9) - 44.9 (44.3–45.1) 33.9 (29.6–36.4)

Haplotype

 Unadjusted 9.0 (9.0–9.1) 8.6 (8.6–8.7) 12.1 (11.8–12.5) 54.4 (54.0–54.7) 55.8 (55.3–56.1) 38.0 (34.5–40.1)

 Race Adjusted 9.0 (9.0–9.1) 8.6 (8.6–8.7) 12.1 (11.9–12.5) 54.4 (53.9–54.7) 55.8 (55.3–56.1) 37.8 (34.3–40.2)

 % Ancestry Adjusted 9.2 (9.1–9.3) 8.4 (8.3–8.5) 12.7 (12.4–13.3) 53.1 (51.6–53.9) 54.6 (52.3–55.5) 41.5 (36.1–44.5)

 Race Stratified - 8.6 (8.5–8.6) 12.0 (11.7–12.5) - 56.2 (55.7–56.4) 39.6 (34.6–42.1)

Bold and shaded cells indicate the best performing algorithm for each population.