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. 2021 Jul 1;16(7):e0253817. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253817

Table 4. Comparison of proposed study and existing works in this domain in terms of target variable, statistical algorithms, level of significance and explaining attributes.

Study Factors Dependent variable Level of significance Method Disease stage
[11] Annualized disease progression quantitative imaging cognitive scores motor scores High Linear regression Premanifest and early manifest HD
[15] Dietary, food quantity Weight gain/loss High Student t-test manifest
[23] CAG repeats Weight loss High Mixed effects model analysis manifest
[25] Weight loss, Non-motor features (sleep, apathy) Progression over time N/A Review of literature Manifest
[53] Psychiatric symptoms Progression over time High Linear mixed effect regression models Premanifest and manifest
[54] Depression, Irritability, Apathy Progression over time Mild-High Multivariate linear regression analysis Mutation carriers/premanifest
[55] Neuropsychiatric scale (PBA) Comparison of Neuropsychiatric symptoms between different groups Moderate-High Odds ratio calculation-logistic regression analysis Premanifest
Our work Cognitive scales, functional score, psychiatric assessments Weight loss Moderate-High Self-Organising Maps, Class Rule Mining, Chi-square test, mutual information Premanifest