Research Article

Identification of the Optimal Model for the Prediction of Diabetic Retinopathy in Chinese Rural Population: Handan Eye Study

Table 4

Performance of validation of the DR prediction models.

ModelAccuracy (95% CI)SensitivitySpecificity

GBM0.883 (0.866, 0.900)0.9430.881
RF0.843 (0.823, 0.862)0.9710.840
MLR0.898 (0.881, 0.913)0.9140.898
SVMs0.919 (0.966, 0.983)0.5710.928
C&RT0.978 (0.968, 0.985)0.3710.992

Note: Gradient boosting machine (GBM); random forests (RF); multivariable logistic regression (MLR); support vector machine (SVM); classification and regression trees (C&RT).