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Trial reportPloS one2022

Development and Validation of Clinical Diagnostic Model for Girls with Central Precocious Puberty: Machine-learning Approaches.

Quynh Thi Vu Huynh, Nguyen Quoc Khanh Le, Shih-Yi Huang, Ban Tran Ho, Tru Huy Vu, Hong Thi Minh Pham, An Le Pham, Jia-Woei Hou, Ngan Thi Kim Nguyen, Yang Ching Chen

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Trial report in PloS one, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. [Construction of a diagnostic model and scoring system for central precocious puberty in girls, with external validation].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Quynh Thi Vu HuynhFaculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Nguyen Quoc Khanh LeProfessional Master Program in Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, College of Medicine, Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-4896-7926
Shih-Yi HuangSchool of Nutrition and Health Sciences, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-2914-5513
Ban Tran HoFaculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Tru Huy VuFaculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Hong Thi Minh PhamFaculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
An Le PhamFaculty of Medicine, Family Medicine Center, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Jia-Woei HouDepartment of Pediatrics, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Ngan Thi Kim NguyenFaculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.ORCID 0000-0002-5655-7292
Yang Ching ChenGraduate Institute of Metabolism and Obesity Sciences, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-0682-3716
University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City · VNTaipei Medical University Hospital · TWCathay General Hospital · TW

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA brief gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues (GnRHa) stimulation test which solely focused on LH 30-minute post-stimulation was considered to identify girls with central precocious puberty (CPP). However, it was tested using traditional statistical methods. With advanced computer science, we aimed to develop a machine learning-based diagnostic model that processed baseline CPP-related variables and a brief GnRHa stimulation test for CPP diagnosis.

methodsWe recruited girls suspected of precocious puberty and underwent a GnRHa stimulation test at Children Hospital 2, Vietnam, and Cathay General Hospital, Taiwan. Clinical data, bone age measurement, and 30-min post-stimulation blood test were used to build up the predictive model. The candidate model was developed by different machine learning algorithms that were mainly evaluated by sensitivity, specificity, the area under the receiver operator characteristic curve (AUC), and F1-score in internal and external validation data to classify girls as CPP and non-CPP at different time-points (0-min, 30-min, 60-min, and 120-min post-stimulation).

resultsAmong the 614 girls diagnosed with PP, 524 (85.3%) had CPP. The random forest algorithm yielded the highest value of F1-score (0.976), specificity (0.893), positive predicted value (0.987), and relatively high value of AUC (0.972) that contributed to high probability to identify CPP. The performance metrics of the 30-min post-stimulation diagnostic model including sensitivity and specificity surpassed those of the 0-minute model (0-min) and were equivalent to those of the model obtained 60-min and 120-min post-stimulation. Hence, our machine learning-based model helps shorten the stimulation test to 30 minutes after GnRHa injection, in general, it requires 120 minutes for a completed GnRHa stimulation test.

conclusionsWe developed a diagnostic model based on clinical features and a single sample 30-minute post-stimulation to identify CPP in girls that can reduce distress for children caused by multiple blood samplings.

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Diagnosis, Computer-AssistedMachine LearningModels, BiologicalPuberty, PrecociousChildFemaleGonadotropin-Releasing HormoneHumansTaiwanVietnamGonadotropin-Releasing Hormone

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PMID35061754
PMCPMC8782515
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