There are 3 types of input features:
- Objective: factual information;
- Examination: results of medical examination;
- Subjective: information given by the patient.
Features:
- Age | Objective Feature | age | int (days)
- Height | Objective Feature | height | int (cm) |
- Weight | Objective Feature | weight | float (kg) |
- Gender | Objective Feature | gender | categorical code |
- Systolic blood pressure | Examination Feature | ap_hi | int |
- Diastolic blood pressure | Examination Feature | ap_lo | int |
- Cholesterol | Examination Feature | cholesterol | 1: normal, 2: above normal, 3: well above normal |
- Glucose | Examination Feature | gluc | 1: normal, 2: above normal, 3: well above normal |
- Smoking | Subjective Feature | smoke | binary |
- Alcohol intake | Subjective Feature | alco | binary |
- Physical activity | Subjective Feature | active | binary |
- Presence or absence of cardiovascular disease | Target Variable | cardio | binary |
Hypothesis:
- Does a healthy lifestyle reduce the risk and effect of cardiovascular disease?
- Does high systolic blood pressure increase your chances of having cardiovascular disease?
- Are older people more likely to have cardiovascular disease?