Research Article

A Machine Learning Approach Using XGBoost Predicts Lung Metastasis in Patients with Ovarian Cancer

Table 1

Demographical and clinical characteristics between patients with lung metastases and patients without lung metastases.

VariablesAll patients ()Patients with lung metastases ()Patients without lung metastases () value

Age59 (50-68)62 (54-59)59 (50-68)<0.001
Race0.192
 White13223 (82.3%)327 (79.6%)12896 (82.4%)
 Black1057 (6.6%)33 (8.0%)1024 (6.5%)
 Other (American Indian/AK Native, Asian/Pacific Islander)1711 (10.7%)51 (12.4%)1660 (10.6%)
 Unknown68 (0.4%)0 (0.0%)68 (0.4%)
Marital status0.170
 Unmarried3377 (21.0%)84 (20.4%)3293 (21.0%)
 Married8549 (53.2%)226 (55.0%)8323 (53.2%)
 Separated3486 (21.7%)93 (22.6%)3393 (21.7%)
 Unknown647 (4.0%)8 (1.9%)639 (4.1%)
Insurance status0.932
 Uninsured561 (3.5%)13 (3.2%)548 (3.5%)
 Insured15337 (95.5%)394 (95.9%)14943 (95.5%)
 Unknown161 (1.0%)4 (1.0%)157 (1.0%)
Tumor size0.139
 <2 cm1305 (8.1%)40 (9.7%)1265 (8.1%)
 2-5 cm2678 (16.7%)79 (19.2%)2678 (16.7%)
 >5 cm12076 (75.2%)292 (71.0%)12076 (75.2%)
Laterality<0.001
 Left4947 (30.8%)107 (26.0%)4840 (30.9%)
 Right5109 (31.8%)92 (22.4%)5017 (32.1%)
 Bilateral6003 (37.4%)212 (51.6%)5791 (37.0%)
Grade<0.001
 Well differentiated2011 (12.5%)9 (2.2%)2002 (12.8%)
 Moderate differentiated2758 (17.2%)35 (8.5%)2723 (17.4%)
 Poor differentiated6395 (39.8%)200 (48.7%)6195 (39.6%)
 Undifferentiated4895 (30.5%)167 (40.6%)472 (30.2%)
AJCC T stage<0.001
 T15500 (34.2%)28 (6.8%)5472 (35.0%)
 T22552 (15.9%)51 (12.4%)2501 (16.0%)
 T38007 (49.9%)332 (80.8%)7675 (49.0%)
AJCC N stage<0.001
 N012514 (78.0%)239 (58.2%)12275 (78.4%)
 N13545 (22.1%)172 (41.8%)3373 (21.6%)
Bone metastasis<0.001
 Yes54 (0.3%)17 (4.1%)37 (0.2%)
 No16005 (99.7%)394 (95.9%)15611 (99.8%)
Brain metastasis0.017
 Yes15 (0.1%)4 (1.0%)11 (0.1%)
 No16044 (99.9%)407 (99.0%)15637 (99.9%)
Liver metastasis<0.001
 Yes572 (3.6%)97 (23.6%)475 (3.0%)
 No15487 (97.4%)314 (76.4%)15173 (97.0%)
Histological type<0.001
 Serous8644 (53.8%)289 (70.3%)8355 (53.4%)
 Endometrioid2367 (14.7%)20 (4.9%)2347 (15.0%)
 Mucinous1071 (6.7%)6 (1.5%)1065 (6.8%)
 Clear cell1124 (7.0%)11 (2.7%)1113 (7.1%)
 Carcinosarcoma515 (3.2%)22 (5.4%)493 (3.2%)
 Malignant Brenner18 (0.1%)0 (0.0%)18 (0.1%)
 Carcinoma, NOS516 (3.2%)26 (6.3%)490 (3.1%)
 Mixed1140 (7.1%)23 (5.6%)1117 (7.1%)
 Other664 (4.1%)14 (3.4%)650 (4.2%)