Diagnosing anorexia based on partial least squares, back propagation neural network, and support vector machines

C. Y. Zhao, R. S. Zhang, H. X. Liu, C. X. Xue, S. G. Zhao, X. F. Zhou, M. C. Liu, B. T. Fan

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Abstract

Support vector machine (SVM), as a novel type of learning machine, for the first time, was used to develop a predictive model for early diagnosis of anorexia. It was based on the concentration of six elements (Zn, Fe, Mg, Cu, Ca, and Mn) and the age extracted from 90 cases. Compared with the results obtained from two other classifiers, partial least squares (PLS) and back-propagation neural network (BPNN), the SVM method exhibited the best whole performance. The accuracies for the test set by PLS, BPNN, and SVM methods were 52%, 65%, and 87%, respectively. Moreover, the models we proposed could also provide some insight into what factors were related to anorexia.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2040-2046
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences
Volume44
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2004
Externally publishedYes

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