Research Article

Computer-Aided Diagnostics of Heart Disease Risk Prediction Using Boosting Support Vector Machine

Table 5

Description of the attributes.

NoAttributeDescriptionRanges

1AgeAges of patients taken in years.29 to 27
2Sex0 for female, 1 for male.0, 1
3Chest pain typeThere are four types—1 for angina, 2 for atypical angina, 3 for nonangina pain, and 4 for asymptomatic angina.1, 2, 3, 4
4Resting blood pressureBlood pressure of the patient when at rest in mm Hg.94 to 200
5Serum cholesterolThe amount of cholesterol in the blood in mg/dL.126 to 564
6Fasting blood sugarAmount of sugar present at fasting. 0 for false—fasting blood sugar is not above 120 mg/dL; 1 for true—fasting blood sugar is above 120 mg/dL.0, 1
7Resting electrocardiographValues produced by electrocardiography at rest. 0 is normal; 1 is having ST-T wave abnormality; 2 for showing probable or definite left ventricular hypertrophy.0, 1, 2
8Maximum heart rateMaximum heart rate of patient.71 to 202
9Exercise-induced anginaWhether or not the patient gets angina when exercise is performed. They are 0 for no and 1 for yes.0, 1
10ST depressionFinding on an electrocardiogram wherein the trace of the ST segment is abnormally low below the baseline. Values contain ST depression induced by exercise relative to rest. The abbreviation ST in medical terms means sinus tachycardia.1 to 3
11SlopeThe slope of the ST segment for peak exercise by the patient. 1 for upsloping, 2 for flat, and 3 for downsloping.1, 2, 3
12Number of vesselsNumber of vessels colored by fluoroscopy.0 to 3
13Thallium stress test resultHow well blood flows to the heart while at rest or during exercise. 3 is normal, 6 is a fixed defect, and 7 is a reversible defect.3, 6, 7
14DiagnosisPredicted attribute that contains values showing no presence or presence of heart disease to varying degrees. 0 for no presence, 1 for least likelihood, 2 for moderate likelihood, 3 for a high likelihood, and 4 for very high likelihood. Values 1 through 4 are compressed to a single value, 1, representing the presence of heart disease.0 or 1