Towards precision cardiometabolic prevention: results from a machine learning, semi-supervised clustering approach in the nationwide population-based ORISCAV-LUX 2 study

Guy Fagherazzi*, Lu Zhang, Gloria Aguayo, Jessica Pastore, Catherine Goetzinger, Aurélie Fischer, Laurent Malisoux, Hanen Samouda, Torsten Bohn, Maria Ruiz-Castell, Laetitia Huiart

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Abstract

Given the rapid increase in the incidence of cardiometabolic conditions, there is an urgent need for better approaches to prevent as many cases as possible and move from a one-size-fits-all approach to a precision cardiometabolic prevention strategy in the general population. We used data from ORISCAV-LUX 2, a nationwide, cross-sectional, population-based study. On the 1356 participants, we used a machine learning semi-supervised cluster method guided by body mass index (BMI) and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), and a set of 29 cardiometabolic variables, to identify subgroups of interest for cardiometabolic health. Cluster stability was assessed with the Jaccard similarity index. We have observed 4 clusters with a very high stability (ranging between 92 and 100%). Based on distinctive features that deviate from the overall population distribution, we have labeled Cluster 1 (N = 729, 53.76%) as “Healthy”, Cluster 2 (N = 508, 37.46%) as “Family history—Overweight—High Cholesterol “, Cluster 3 (N = 91, 6.71%) as “Severe Obesity—Prediabetes—Inflammation” and Cluster 4 (N = 28, 2.06%) as “Diabetes—Hypertension—Poor CV Health”. Our work provides an in-depth characterization and thus, a better understanding of cardiometabolic health in the general population. Our data suggest that such a clustering approach could now be used to define more targeted and tailored strategies for the prevention of cardiometabolic diseases at a population level. This study provides a first step towards precision cardiometabolic prevention and should be externally validated in other contexts.

Original languageEnglish
Article number16056
Pages (from-to)16056
JournalScientific Reports
Volume11
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 Aug 2021

Keywords

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Body Mass Index
  • Cardiovascular Diseases/diagnosis
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Luxembourg/epidemiology
  • Machine Learning
  • Male
  • Metabolic Diseases/diagnosis
  • Middle Aged
  • Obesity
  • Overweight
  • Risk Factors
  • Supervised Machine Learning

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