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Table 1 Ranking of 18 features using MRMR algorithm

From: PrOsteoporosis: predicting osteoporosis risk using NHANES data and machine learning approach

Rank

Variable Name

Variable Description

1

WHD010

Height

2

RXDUSE

Taken prescription medicine, past month

3

MCQ160M

Thyroid history

4

RIDAGEYR

Age

5

OSQ080

Doctor ever told any other fractures?

6

MCQ220

Ever told you had cancer or malignancy

7

KIQ044

Urinated before reaching the toilet

8

BPQ020

High blood pressure

9

IMQ011

Received Hepatitis A vaccine

10

RIAGENDR

Gender

11

DBQ229

Regular milk use 5 times per week

12

CDQ001

Discomfort in chest

13

LBXHA

Hepatitis A Antibody (Anti-HAV)

14

KIQ042

Leak urine during physical activities

15

OSQ200

Did father ever fracture hip?

16

SMQ878

Smoking - Secondhand Smoke Exposure

17

OSQ130

Taken prednisone or cortisone daily

18

BPQ090D

Told to take prescriptn for cholesterol