Research Article

A Novel Approach for Feature Selection and Classification of Diabetes Mellitus: Machine Learning Methods

Table 2

Description of PIMA Indian diabetes dataset.

S. NoAttributesMeanStandard deviationMin/max value

1No. of times pregnant3.83.41/17
2Plasma glucose concentration120.93256/197
3Diastolic blood Pressure69.119.424/110
4Triceps skin fold thickness (mm)20.5167/52
52-Hour serum insulin79.8115.215/846
6Body mass index (kg/m2)327.918.2/57.3
7Diabetes pedigree function0.50.30.0850/2.32
8Age33.211.821/81
9ClassTested positive:Diabetic
Tested negative:Nondiabetic