1 paper2 findings
Random forest
downin humans1
Random forest decreases predictive performance in humans.
“random forest again performed worse”
Humansrisk prediction of ischemic heart disease
medRxiv3 Sep 2026Preprint
Xgboost
no changein humans1
Xgboost has no effect on predictive performance in humans.
“XGBoost showed little improvement in predictive performance over standard PRSs”
Humansrisk prediction of ischemic heart disease
medRxiv3 Sep 2026Preprint
An observational study of 2,573 UK and 803 Chinese older adults with atrial fibrillation and no diabetes linked combined metabolic and frailty assessments to differing…An observational study of 2,573 UK and 803 Chinese older adults with atrial fibrillation and no diabetes linked combined metabolic and frailty assessments to differing death risks.
An observational study followed 5,474 Chinese participants from 2011 to 2020 and linked higher marker values to progression to clinical cardiovascular disease.An observational study followed 5,474 Chinese participants from 2011 to 2020 and linked higher marker values to progression to clinical cardiovascular disease.
The basic blood fat–glucose measure had a hazard ratio—a comparison of glaucoma rates—of 1.05 in a cohort of 396,213 UK participants.The basic blood fat–glucose measure had a hazard ratio—a comparison of glaucoma rates—of 1.05 in a cohort of 396,213 UK participants.
In 35,193 healthy adults followed for over a decade, each one-unit score rise was linked to a hazard ratio of 2.60 for disease progression.In 35,193 healthy adults followed for over a decade, each one-unit score rise was linked to a hazard ratio of 2.60 for disease progression.