Research Article

Classifying the Mortality of People with Underlying Health Conditions Affected by COVID-19 Using Machine Learning Techniques

Table 1

Description of dataset attributes.

Attribute nameTypeDescription

IDNumericRow id
AgecatNumericPatient’s age group
SexNominalPatient’s gender
Ethnicity3catNominalPatient’s ethnicity
ImdNominalIndices of multiple deprivation (A measure of poverty)
BmicatNominalPatient’s BMI
Diabetes1NominalPatient’s diabetes type 1 status—yes/no
Diabetes2NominalPatient’s diabetes type 2 status—yes/no
HypertensionNominalHypertension status—yes/no
CvdNominalChronic heart disease—yes/no
AsthmaNominalAsthma status—yes/no
CopdNominalChronic obstructive pulmonary disease—yes/no
CancerNominalCancer status—yes/no
Renal diseaseNominalRenal disease status—yes/no
ICUNominalWhether the patient was admitted into the ICU—yes/no
Death30 daysNominalIf patient died within 30 days of infection
TimeatriskNominalDuration of infection