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Table 3 Coefficient effect of variables on the extent of the disease and degree of retinopathy

From: The use of neural networks to determine factors affecting the severity and extent of retinopathy in preterm infants

Variables

Normalized importance

extent of the disease

Importance

extent of the disease

Normalized importance

degree of retinopathy

Importance

degree of retinopathy

History

0.036

13.60%

0.044

12.90%

Pregnancy

0.039

14.50%

0.029

8.60%

Type of Parturition

0.014

5.10%

0.012

3.40%

Received Oxygen Status

0.027

10.20%

0.019

5.70%

Days of Receiving Oxygen

0.024

9.00%

0.016

4.80%

Gender

0.029

10.80%

0.031

9.00%

Number of Abortions

0.083

31.00%

0.059

17.30%

Mother’s Age

0.076

28.40%

0.087

25.60%

Gestational Age in Weeks

0.186

69.70%

0.224

65.90%

Baby’s Birth Weight in Grams

0.142

53.30%

0.07

20.60%

Baby’s Age at First Visit in Weeks

0.267

100.00%

0.34

100.00%

Number of pregnancies

0.078

29.30%

0.07

20.80%