Table 1 Operational definition of variables
From: Machine learning models predicting multidrug resistant urinary tract infections using “DsaaS”
Variables | Measurements | Definition | |
|---|---|---|---|
Dependent | MDR Resistance | Discrete | Does the patient acquire a MDR infection during hospitalization? Yes or No |
Independent | Sex | Discrete | Sex of the patients, Male or Female. |
Age | Continous | Age (in years) during hospitalization | |
Age Class | Discrete | 10 years class to witch the patient belong, from 1 to 10 | |
Ward | Discrete | Ward where the patient was hospitalized, from 1 to 11 | |
Time Period | Discrete | Time period in which the patient was hospitalized in a ward, from 1 to 14 | |