Vasculitis & polymyalgia rheumatica
Does decision tree analysis predict oral ulcer activity-related factors in patients with Behçet's syndrome?
Authors' conclusion
Male BS patients on IS who have major organ involvement and oral ulcer activity with mucocutaneous and musculoskeletal involvement have irregular toothbrushing habits.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with BD from 16 centres in Turkey, Jordan, Brazil and the UK
- Participants
- 979 patients16 centres
- Exposure
- Irregular vs regular toothbrushing habits, by immunosuppressive (IS) vs non-IS treatment
- Outcome
- Treatment protocol: IS vs non-IS medications (CART target variable), with oral ulcer activity-related factors as input variables
Methodological detailsmulticentre, Classification and Regression Tree (CART) algorithm
- Multicentre
- Classification and Regression Tree (CART) algorithm
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
IS use in mucocutaneous and musculoskeletal involvement (n=538), oral ulcer activity
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
IS use in male patients with major organ involvement (n=441)
Original publication
Does decision tree analysis predict oral ulcer activity-related factors in patients with Behçet's syndrome? Clin Exp Rheumatol. Published 30 October 2023. doi:10.
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