Machine Learning to Identify Behavioral Determinants of Oral Health in Inner City Older Hispanic Adults
Yoon, S.; Choi, T.; Odlum, M.; Mitchell, D.A.; Kronish, I.M.; Davidson, K.W.; Finkelstein, J.
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 251: 253-256
2018
ISSN/ISBN: 1879-8365 PMID: 29968651 Document Number: 695110
We applied machine learning techniques to a community-based behavioral dataset to build prediction models to gain insights about minority dental health and population aging as the foundation for future interventions for urban Hispanics. Our application of machine learning techniques identified emotional and systemic factors such as chronic stress and health literacy as the strongest predictors of self-reported dental health among hundreds of possible variables. Application of machine learning algorithms was useful to build prediction models to gain insights about dental health and minority population aging.