Cause-specific mortality prediction in older residents of São Paulo, Brazil: a machine learning approach.
Carla Ferreira do NascimentoHellen Geremias Dos SantosAndré Filipe de Moraes BatistaAlejandra Andrea Roman LayYeda Aparecida Oliveira DuarteAlexandre Dias Porto Chiavegatto FilhoPublished in: Age and ageing (2021)
The algorithms had a high predictive performance for DRS, but lower for DCS and neoplasms. Mortality prediction with machine learning can improve clinical decisions especially regarding targeted preventive measures for older individuals.