A fair machine learning model to predict flares of systemic lupus erythematosus.
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease that disproportionately affects women and racial/ethnic minority groups. Predicting disease flares is essential for improving patient outcomes, yet few studies integrate both clinical and social determinants of health (SDoH). We therefore developed FLAME (FLAre Machine learning prediction of SLE), a machine learning pipeline that uses electronic health records (EHRs) and contextual-level SDoH to predict 3-month flare risk, emphasizing explainability and fairness.
Author(s): Li, Yongqiu, Yao, Lixia, Lee, Yao An, Huang, Yu, Merkel, Peter A, Vina, Ernest, Yeh, Ya-Yun, Li, Yujia, Allen, John M, Bian, Jiang, Guo, Jingchuan
DOI: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooaf072