Machine Learning Approach for Predicting Hypertension Based on Body Composition in South Korean Adults

(1) Background: Various machine learning techniques were used to predict hypertension in Korean adults aged 20 and above, using a range of body composition indicators. Muscle and fat components of body composition are closely related to hypertension. The aim was to identify which body composition in...

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Main Authors: Jeong-Woo Seo, Sanghun Lee, Mi Hong Yim
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Published: MDPI AG 2024-09-01
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description (1) Background: Various machine learning techniques were used to predict hypertension in Korean adults aged 20 and above, using a range of body composition indicators. Muscle and fat components of body composition are closely related to hypertension. The aim was to identify which body composition indicators are significant predictors of hypertension for each gender; (2) Methods: A model was developed to classify hypertension using six different machine learning techniques, utilizing age, BMI, and body composition indicators such as body fat mass, lean mass, and body water of 2906 Korean men and women; (3) Results: The elastic-net technique demonstrated the highest classification accuracy. In the hypertension prediction model, the most important variables for men were age, skeletal muscle mass (SMM), and body fat mass (BFM), in that order. For women, the significant variables were age and BFM. However, there was no difference between soft lean mass and SMM; (4) Conclusions: Hypertension affects not only BFM but also SMM in men, whereas in women, BFM has a stronger effect than SMM.
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spelling doaj-art-6944fb1a55f143a29507d98b3c5d2b9b2025-08-20T01:56:10ZengMDPI AGBioengineering2306-53542024-09-0111992110.3390/bioengineering11090921Machine Learning Approach for Predicting Hypertension Based on Body Composition in South Korean AdultsJeong-Woo Seo0Sanghun Lee1Mi Hong Yim2Digital Health Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon 34504, Republic of KoreaKM Data Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon 34504, Republic of KoreaDigital Health Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon 34504, Republic of Korea(1) Background: Various machine learning techniques were used to predict hypertension in Korean adults aged 20 and above, using a range of body composition indicators. Muscle and fat components of body composition are closely related to hypertension. The aim was to identify which body composition indicators are significant predictors of hypertension for each gender; (2) Methods: A model was developed to classify hypertension using six different machine learning techniques, utilizing age, BMI, and body composition indicators such as body fat mass, lean mass, and body water of 2906 Korean men and women; (3) Results: The elastic-net technique demonstrated the highest classification accuracy. In the hypertension prediction model, the most important variables for men were age, skeletal muscle mass (SMM), and body fat mass (BFM), in that order. For women, the significant variables were age and BFM. However, there was no difference between soft lean mass and SMM; (4) Conclusions: Hypertension affects not only BFM but also SMM in men, whereas in women, BFM has a stronger effect than SMM.https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5354/11/9/921hypertensionmachine learningbody compositionbody fat masslean mass
spellingShingle Jeong-Woo Seo
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Machine Learning Approach for Predicting Hypertension Based on Body Composition in South Korean Adults
Bioengineering
hypertension
machine learning
body composition
body fat mass
lean mass
title Machine Learning Approach for Predicting Hypertension Based on Body Composition in South Korean Adults
title_full Machine Learning Approach for Predicting Hypertension Based on Body Composition in South Korean Adults
title_fullStr Machine Learning Approach for Predicting Hypertension Based on Body Composition in South Korean Adults
title_full_unstemmed Machine Learning Approach for Predicting Hypertension Based on Body Composition in South Korean Adults
title_short Machine Learning Approach for Predicting Hypertension Based on Body Composition in South Korean Adults
title_sort machine learning approach for predicting hypertension based on body composition in south korean adults
topic hypertension
machine learning
body composition
body fat mass
lean mass
url https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5354/11/9/921
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