Table-IV.
Variable importance score by random forest algorithm.
| Variables | Importance score |
|---|---|
| BMI | 10.28 |
| DBP | 9.39 |
| SBP | 7.39 |
| GLU | 4.31 |
| UP | 3.41 |
| Arthritis | 2.93 |
| Occupation | 2.22 |
| UA | 1.59 |
| TG | 1.59 |
| Education | 1.58 |
| HDL | 1.56 |
| WBC | 1.45 |
| IgG | 1.38 |
| C3 | 1.28 |
| LDL | 1.22 |
| MCV | 1.18 |
| SLEDAI | 1.17 |
| GLB | 1.06 |
| IgA | 1.05 |
| CREA | 1.03 |
| LN | 1.01 |
| UP24 | 0.94 |
| Mouthulcer | 0.93 |
| ALT | 0.93 |
| RDW | 0.89 |
| ALB | 0.80 |
| TP | 0.78 |
| Proteinuria | 0.72 |
| Hematuria | 0.71 |
| TC | 0.69 |
| URBC | 0.68 |
| Urine microalbumin | 0.58 |
| UTT | 0.52 |
| Cylindruria | 0.48 |
| Marriage | 0.46 |
Abbreviations: BMI: body mass index; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; SBP: systolic blood pressure; GLU: fasting blood glucose; UP: Urinary protein; UA: urea; TG: triglyceride;
HDL: high density lipoprotein; WBC: white blood cell count; IgG: immunoglobulin G;
C3: complement 3; LDL: low density lipoprotein; MCV: mean red blood cell volume;
SLEDAI: systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index; GLB: globulin; IgA: immunoglobulin A;
CREA: creatinine; LN: lupus nephritis; UP24: 24h urine protein.