Table 5.

The top three association rules that our explanation ranking method produced for the fifth selected patient (patient 5). This patient satisfied condition 5.

Rank	Association rule	Confidence of the rule			Commonality of the rule (n=1184), n (%)
		Total, n	Value, n (%)
1	The patient had ≥20 diagnoses of asthma with acute exacerbation during the past year AND the patient was prescribed ≥10 short-acting β-2 agonists during the past year → The patient will likely have ≥1 inpatient stay or EDa visit for asthma in the succeeding 12 months.	82	48 (58.54)	48 (4.05)
2	The patient had ≥28 asthma diagnoses during the past year AND the patient was prescribed nebulizer medications ≥8 times during the past year AND the patient had no outpatient visit to the primary care provider during the past year → The patient will likely have ≥1 inpatient stay or ED visit for asthma in the succeeding 12 months.	55	37 (67.27)	37 (3.13)
3	The patient had ≥18 primary or principal asthma diagnoses during the past year AND the patient was prescribed ≥8 distinct asthma relievers during the past year AND the patient’s mean heart rate during the past year was >80 beats per minute → The patient will likely have ≥1 inpatient stay or ED visit for asthma in the succeeding 12 months.	116	58 (50)	58 (4.9)

^aED: emergency department.