Table 5.

Predictor importance for each predictor in the MEPS^a–trained model and the PatientsLikeMe-trained model. Both models were tested using the MEPS dataset.

Predictor	Predictor importance
	Model trained by MEPS	Model trained by PatientsLikeMe
Type of medication	24.2	24.7
Years taking treatment	11.9	12.5
Daily intake	11.8	5.3
Dosage	14.4	14.4
Out-of-pocket expense	9.7	13.6
Region of living of the patient	8.5	9.6
Age at the end of the study or last known age	15.2	16.1
Sex of the patient	4.3	3.8

^aMEPS: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.