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. 2021 Sep 26;11(10):1274. doi: 10.3390/brainsci11101274

Table 3.

Various studies conducted on the automated detection of microarousal regions in PSG signals using traditional machine learning methods.

Author (Year) [Reference] Database Data Preprocessing Machine Learning Model Results
Huupponen et al. (1996) [43] Local dataset FFT, average power MLP Accuracy = 41%
Patanerli et al. (1999) [63] Naya University Wavelet transform, moving average, filter SAS software; STEPDISC program Sensitivity = 88.1%, Selectivity = 74.5%
Gouveia et al. (2003) [39] Local dataset FFT, frequency analysis A set of scoring rules Detection rate = 70%
Cho et al. (2005) [41] South Korea’s Asan Medical Center Filtering, power spectrum, FFT SVM Sensitivity = 75.26%, Specificity = 93.08%
Agarwal et al. (2006) [37] Local dataset (two patients) Second-order adaptive filter, frequency, MAA, etc. A set of decisional rules Sensitivity = 76.15%
David et al. (2006) [36] National Institutes of Health (NIH) Sleep Disorders Research Plan 1. Bi-directional recursive filtering, 2. peak detection
3. relative trough position
Passive ballistocardiograph-based system Sensitivity = 77.3%,
Specificity = 96.2%
Shmiel et al. (2009) [42] Aviv’s Assuta Medical Center FFT, critical points, etc. Sequential pattern discovery field Sensitivity = 75.2%, positive predictive value = 76.5%
Foussier et al. (2013) [38] Self-bulit database HRV, MD, 72 features Linear mixed mode MD=1.16, χ2=16,633
Espiritu et al. (2015) [40] Texas State Sleep Center Savitzky-Golay filter,
energy power/entropy,
zero-crossing rate, etc.
Decision tree Accuracy = 81.63%
Shahrbabaki et al. (2015) [44] Self-bulit database
(6 male, 3 female)
Butterworth filter,
Welch’s algorithm,
32 features
KNN Accuracy = 93.6%
Wallant et al. (2016) [45] Self-bulit database (35 healthy volunteers) PSD, filtering data, segmentation, maximal amplitude, and slope Adapted thresholds Sensitivity = 83%
Subramanian et al. (2018) [65] PhysioNet 2018 28 features GLM, RF Highest AUROC = 0.847, highest AUPRC = 0.630
Ugur et al. (2019) [66] SHHS CWT SVM Accuracy = 98.2%, positive predictive value = 97.93%
Liu et al. (2020) [64] PhysioNet 2018 ICA, double density DWT algorithm, FIR filter CNN with RF AUPRC = 0.552

MLP = multilayer perceptron neural network; SVM = support vector machine; MAA = maximum absolute amplitude; HRV = heart rate variability; RF = random forest; SCL = skin conductance level; GLM = generalized linear model; CWT = continuous wavelet transforms; ICA = independent component correlation algorithm; DWT = discrete wavelet transformation; AUROC = area under the receiver operating characteristic curve; AUPRC = area under the precision-recall curve.