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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2022 Jan 13;32(5):1218–1226. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2022.01.010

Table 2.

Performance of deep learning algorithm for the prediction of traditional risk factors for type 2 diabetes

Predicted risk factor AUC (95% CI) Sensitivity Specificity PPV NPV R2 (95% CI) per 1 unit

Age (<60 vs. ≥60 years) 0.931 (0.928–0.934) 0.852 (0.847–0.856) 0.852 (0.847–0.856) 0.834 (0.827–0.840) 0.868 (0.863–0.873) 0.783 (0.778–0.789)
Sex (Women vs. Men) 0.933 (0.929–0.936) 0.854 (0.849–0.859) 0.854 (0.849–0.859) 0.826 (0.819–0.833) 0.878 (0.873–0.883) NA
Hypertension (BP <140/90 mmHg vs. ≥140/90 mmHg) 0.763 (0.757–0.769) 0.693 (0.687–0.699) 0.693 (0.687–0.699) 0.689 (0.681–0.697) 0.698 (0.689–0.706) Systolic BP 0.304
(0.294–0.314)
Diastolic BP 0.233
(0.223–0.244)
Obese (BMI <30 kg/m2 vs. ≥30 kg/m2) 0.648 (0.639–0.656) 0.604 (0.597–0.612) 0.604 (0.597–0.612) 0.322 (0.312–0.332) 0.831 (0.825–0.837) 0.074 (0.067–0.081)
Central obesity (WC <102 cm (men) or <88 cm (women) vs. ≥102 cm (men) or ≥88 cm (women)) 0.628 (0.620–0.635) 0.590 (0.583–0.597) 0.590 (0.583–0.597) 0.418 (0.409–0.428) 0.741 (0.734–0.749) 0.144 (0.134–0.154)
Cardiovascular disease (no vs. yes) 0.658 (0.644–0.673) 0.623 (0.608–0.637) 0.623 (0.608–0.637) 0.105 (0.098–0.113) 0.959 (0.955–0.962) NA
Unfavorable lifestyle (no vs. yes) 0.511 (0.498–0.523) 0.508 (0.498–0.517) 0.508 (0.498–0.517) 0.894 (0.888–0.899) 0.112 (0.107–0.118) NA
Triglyceride (<1.70 mmol/L vs. ≥1.70 mmol/L) 0.546 (0.538–0.554) 0.534 (0.527–0.541) 0.534 (0.527–0.541) 0.399 (0.389–0.408) 0.664 (0.655–0.673) −0.028 (−0.035–−0.021)
HDL cholesterol (≥1.03 mmol/L (men) or ≥1.29 mmol/L
(women) vs. <1.03 mmol/L (men) or <1.29 mmol/L (women))
0.534 (0.524–0.545) 0.523 (0.514–0.532) 0.523 (0.514–0.532) 0.205 (0.197–0.214) 0.823 (0.815–0.830) 0.082 (0.073–0.091)
HbA1c (<5.7% vs. ≥5.7%) 0.648 (0.637–0.658) 0.600 (0.590–0.610) 0.600 (0.590–0.610) 0.201 (0.192–0.211) 0.899 (0.894–0.904) 0.061 (0.054–0.069)
HbA1c (<6.5% vs. ≥6.5%) 0.734 (0.715–0.752) 0.676 (0.656–0.693) 0.676 (0.656–0.693) 0.066 (0.059–0.073) 0.984 (0.982–0.986)
Glucose (<7.0 mmol/L vs. ≥7.0 mmol/L) 0.672 (0.648–0.694) 0.631 (0.608–0.651) 0.631 (0.608–0.651) 0.043 (0.038–0.048) 0.985 (0.983–0.987) −0.005 (−0.009–−0.001)

AUC, area under the curve; PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predicted value; NA, not applicable; BP, blood pressure; WC, waist circumference