Table 2.
A description of the personal health parameters used in the ANN.
| Parameter | Input Type | Input Range | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Continuous | 0.2118–1 | Age range is 18–85, with 85+ being treated as 85. |
| BMI | Continuous | 0–1 | BMI above 99.95 is treated as 99.95. |
| Ever Smoker | Binary | 0 or 1 | Never-smokers are 0 and current and former smokers are 1. |
| Emphysema | Binary | 0 or 1 | No COPD is 0 and COPD is 1. |
| Asthma | Binary | 0 or 1 | No asthma is 0 and asthma is 1. |
| Diabetic Status | Binary | 0 or 1 | Non-diabetics and pre-diabetics are 0, with diabetics being 1. |
| Strokes | Binary | 0 or 1 | No strokes is 0 and having a prior stroke is 1. |
| Hypertension | Binary | 0 or 1 | No recording of hypertension is 0, and having single measurement of it is 1. |
| Heart Disease Score | Continuous | 0–1 | Coronary heart disease, angina, heart attacks, and other heart complications each contribute 0.25 to the score. |
| Race | Continuous | 0.0083–1 | Each race is assigned a value equal to its fractional percentage in the sample plus the fractional percentage of each less common race being added to the race of interest. |
| Hispanic Ethnicity | Binary | 0 or 1 | No Hispanic ethnicity is 0 and having Hispanic ethnicity is 1. |
| Vigorous Exercise | Continuous | 0–1 | Number of times per week vigorous exercise is performed, with 28+ being treated as 28. All years criteria was 20 minutes or more, with the exception of the 2015 which was 10 minutes. |
| Gender | Binary | 0 or 1 | 0 is a man and 1 is a woman. |