Assessing the Impact of Sociodemographic Factors on Artificial Intelligence Models in Predicting Dementia: Retrospective Cohort Study
This research highlights the importance of incorporating sociodemographic context into AI modeling in health care. The choice of SES measure may lead to different assessments of algorithmic bias. The HOUSES Index, as a validated individual-level SES measure, may be more effective for bias mitigation than area-level measures. Future AI development should integrate bias mitigation strategies to ensure models do not reinforce existing disparities in health outcomes.
Authors
- Maria Vassilaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8328-136X)
- Momin M. Malik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4871-0429)
- Sunghwan Sohn
- Jennifer L. St. Sauver (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9789-8544)
- Xingyi Liu
- Muskan Garg
- Ronald C. Petersen
- Chung Il Wi
- Young J. Juhn
Institutions
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Florida (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Medical Informatics
- Published
- 2026-01-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/80405
- Primary Topic
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00