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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Dec 2.
Published in final edited form as: Bayesian Anal. 2019 Sep 24;15(3):781–807. doi: 10.1214/19-ba1172

Table 3: List of symptom pairs with conditional dependent latent factors.

The non-zero elements in the inverse correlation matrix are selected by the estimated median probability graph.

Prob Symptom Symptom Partial
Corr
1.00 Swelling of the face (puffiness of face) Both feet or ankles swollen 0.5
0.91 History of mental confusion Unconscious for at least 24 hours before death 0.49
0.87 Sores or white patches in the mouth or tongue Difficulty or pain while swallowing liquids 0.43
0.87 History of high blood pressure Paralysis of one side of the body 0.38
0.87 Age 15-49 years History of high blood pressure −0.16
0.86 Abdominal distension Any skin rash (non-measles) 0.29
0.84 Abdominal distension lasting 2 weeks or more Both feet or ankles swollen 0.16
0.80 Diarrhoea lasting 4 weeks or more Weight loss 0.22
0.68 Mental confusion for more than 3 months Unconscious for at least 24 hours before death 0.27
0.66 Weight loss Sores or white patches in the mouth or tongue 0.15
0.65 Abdominal distension lasting 2 weeks or more Any skin rash (non-measles) 0.17
0.65 Fever of any kind Headache 0.1
0.64 Fever lasting 2 weeks or more Breathlessness lasting 2 weeks or more 0.07
0.61 Sores or white patches in the mouth or tongue Lumps/swellings 0.12
0.59 Swelling of the face (puffiness of face) Pale (thinning of blood) or pale palms/soles or nail beds 0.18
0.58 Fever lasting 2 weeks or more Diarrhoea lasting 4 weeks or more 0.11
0.55 History of asthma Mental confusion for more than 3 months 0.17
0.53 Breathlessness lasting 2 weeks or more Paralysis of one side of the body −0.08
0.52 Weight loss Pale (thinning of blood) or pale palms/soles or nail beds 0.07
0.51 History of asthma Unconscious for at least 24 hours before death 0.19
0.50 Headache Stiff or painful neck 0.12