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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Dec 10.
Published in final edited form as: JAMIA Open. 2019 Mar 28;2(2):246–253. doi: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooz007

Table 3.

Results of comparison between word embedding expanded queries and external source expanded queries (task 2) for 14 dietary supplements

Queries Number of clinical notes Number of patients
Dietary supplements Number of external source terms Number of word embedding expanded terms External source query Word embedding query Additional Records found Percentage increase (%) External source query Word embedding query Additional patients found Percentage increase (%)
Calcium 15 12 7 453 873 7 543 569 89 696 1.20 1 000 906 1 002 211 1305 0.13
Chamomile 5 3 6193 6120 −73 −1.18 4243 4146 −97 −2.29
Cranberry 21 3 196 944 198 625 1681 0.85 76 697 77 327 630 0.82
Dandelion 15 2 4509 4564 55 1.22 2383 2419 36 1.51
Flaxseed 10 2 169 349 169 343 −6 0.00 45 229 45 222 −7 −0.02
Garlic 6 1 92 913 93 941 1028 1.11 31 328 31 400 72 0.23
Ginger 15 1 96 499 96 452 −47 −0.05 59 719 59 698 −21 −0.04
Ginkgo 6 3 20 275 28 093 7818 38.56 5855 7791 1936 33.07
Ginseng 21 2 10 158 11 277 1119 11.02 4151 4469 318 7.66
Glucosamine 7 5 466 617 467 758 1141 0.24 70 842 70 938 96 0.14
Lavender 5 3 18 798 20 667 1869 9.94 11 856 13011 1155 9.74
Melatonin 3 1 753 513 753 753 240 0.03 118 847 118 896 49 0.04
Turmeric 18 3 35 719 48 749 13 030 36.48 8962 13 486 4524 50.48
Valerian 10 2 15 886 16 219 333 2.10 7051 7207 156 2.21