A network-based approach on big data for the comorbidities of Urticaria
Journal
Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
Journal Volume
424
Pages
504-511
Date Issued
2017
Author(s)
Lai, Y.-H.; Ho, C.-C.
Abstract
This study investigates the network properties of urticaria comorbidity. Comorbidities are the presence of one or more additional disorders or diseases that co-occur with a primary disease or disorder. The purpose of this study is to identify diseases that co-occur with urticaria. Research data was collected from 1,154,534 urticaria outpatient department medical records out of 163,141,270 outpatient department medical records from 1997 to 2010 in Taiwan. Through the phenotypic disease network (PDN), this study has identified the diseases that are associated with urticaria. It has been discovered that the PDN has a complex structure where some diseases are highly connected while others are barely connected at all. While not conclusive, these findings can explain that the more connected the diseases are, the higher the mortality rate is, as patients developing highly connected diseases are more likely to be diagnosed at an advanced stage of the disease, which can be reached through multiple paths in the PDN.
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Type
journal article