Prevalence of malnutrition and associated factors in Chinese children and adolescents aged 3–14 years using machine learning algorithms
We have identified eight contributory factors for malnutrition in 3-14-year-old children and adolescents in Beijing and Tangshan, with their prediction performance optimal under random forest. More studies among independent populations are warranted to validate our findings.
Authors
- Kening Chen
- Wenquan Niu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1715-3372)
- Qiong Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9075-2067)
- Xiaoqian Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0311-8958)
- Zhixin Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4914-1969)
- Fangjieyi Zheng
Institutions
- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- China-Japan Friendship Hospital (CN)
- Capital Institute of Pediatrics (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Global Health
- Published
- 2025-07-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.15.04204
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.12