Title
Classification of bone mineral density using automatic learning techniques in children and adolescents according to age and sex
Other title
Clasificación de la densidad mineral ósea utilizando técnicas de aprendizaje automático en niños y adolescentes según edad y sexo.
Date Issued
2019
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Bedoya-Carrillo A.
Publisher(s)
Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions
Abstract
Bone health is a field that has become very important in recent years, especially in diseases related to bones, since they are becoming more common among humans. Osteoporosis currently causes an estimated 8.9 million fractures annually. Bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mineral content (BMC) are indicators that can diagnose the problem of bone health. The objective of this study is to classify BMD in children and adolescents using automatic learning techniques. A descriptive cross-sectional study was developed. We studied 660 schoolchildren from two educational centers with an age range of 6 to 18 years from the province of Arequipa (Peru). Anthropometric variables were evaluated. The BMD and CMO were determined. The Body Mass Index (BMI) was calculated, and a comparative study was made of 9 machine learning algorithms related to the subject. These include decision trees, bayesian networks, decision and regression tables. Random Forest's classification algorithm is 94.87%. This algorithm allowed to implement a software. This tool allows to calculate the bone health of schoolchildren between 6 to 18 years. The algorithm obtained can be implemented from a prediction software that allows the classification and prevention of the deterioration of the bone health of children and adolescents.
Volume
2019-July
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Pediatría
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85073602985
ISBN
9780999344361
Source
Proceedings of the LACCEI international Multi-conference for Engineering, Education and Technology
Resource of which it is part
Proceedings of the LACCEI international Multi-conference for Engineering, Education and Technology
ISSN of the container
24146390
ISBN of the container
978-099934436-1
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