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Volume 10, Issue 2 (Summer 2024)                   JMIS 2024, 10(2): 206-219 | Back to browse issues page

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Tahmasbi H, Besharati R. Developing a Mobile Application for Early Prediction of Hypertension in Children. JMIS 2024; 10 (2) :206-219
URL: http://jmis.hums.ac.ir/article-1-502-en.html
Department of Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kashmar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kashmar, Iran.
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Objective Early diagnosis of hypertension in children is necessary to minimize the risks and consequences of this complication. This study aims to design and create a mobile application for diagnosing and predicting hypertension in children using machine learning methods so that the parents can continuously control and monitor their children’s blood pressure.
Methods In this applied-developmental study that was conducted in 2022, the values related to 19 factors affecting hypertension were collected from 1287 primary school children aged 7-13 years were first collected using questionnaires and measurements. Then, by combining the outputs of three machine learning methods (multi-layer perceptron, support vector machine (SVM) and random forest [RF]), a model was presented for a more accurate diagnosis of hypertension using Weka software, version 3.7.8 and Python programming language. To measure the effectiveness of the model, the 10-fold cross-validation method was used, and the paired t-test was used to compare its performance with other methods. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Finally, the proposed model was implemented in an Android mobile application.
Results The proposed model’s precision, sensitivity and specificity were 91.74%, 83.5% and 94.49%, respectively, and had better performance in predicting hypertension in children than other methods. These values were significantly different from those of compared methods (P<0.05).
Conclusion The proposed model performs better in diagnosing and predicting hypertension in children. The developed mobile application is thus useful for early diagnosis of hypertension in children. Parents can use this application to be informed about their children’s blood pressure status and consult a doctor immediately if there is a danger.
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2023/12/4 | Accepted: 2024/06/6 | Published: 2024/07/1

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