Development and validation of clinical prediction models: Marginal differences between logistic regression, penalized maximum likelihood estimation, and genetic programming

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@Article{Janssen2012404,

• author = "Kristel J. M. Janssen and Ivar Siccama and Yvonne Vergouwe and Hendrik Koffijberg and T. P. A. Debray and Maarten Keijzer and Diederick E. Grobbee and Karel G. M. Moons",
• title = "Development and validation of clinical prediction models: Marginal differences between logistic regression, penalized maximum likelihood estimation, and genetic programming",
• journal = "Journal of Clinical Epidemiology",
• volume = "65",
• number = "4",
• pages = "404--412",
• year = "2012",
• ISSN = "0895-4356",
• DOI = "doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2011.08.011",
• URL = "http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0895435611002708",
• keywords = "genetic algorithms, genetic programming, Prediction model, Logistic regression, Penalised maximum likelihood estimation",
• abstract = "Objective

  Many prediction models are developed by multivariable logistic regression. However, there are several alternative methods to develop prediction models. We compared the accuracy of a model that predicts the presence of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) when developed by four different methods.

  Study Design and Setting

  We used the data of 2,086 primary care patients suspected of DVT, which included 21 candidate predictors. The cohort was split into a derivation set (1,668 patients, 329 with DVT) and a validation set (418 patients, 86 with DVT). Also, 100 cross-validations were conducted in the full cohort. The models were developed by logistic regression, logistic regression with shrinkage by bootstrapping techniques, logistic regression with shrinkage by penalised maximum likelihood estimation, and genetic programming. The accuracy of the models was tested by assessing discrimination and calibration.

  Results

  There were only marginal differences in the discrimination and calibration of the models in the validation set and cross-validations.

  Conclusion

  The accuracy measures of the models developed by the four different methods were only slightly different, and the 95percent confidence intervals were mostly overlapped. We have shown that models with good predictive accuracy are most likely developed by sensible modelling strategies rather than by complex development methods.",

}

Genetic Programming entries for Kristel J M Janssen Ivar Siccama Yvonne Vergouwe Hendrik Koffijberg T P A Debray Maarten Keijzer Diederick E Grobbee Karel G M Moons

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