Research Article

NMFBFS: A NMF-Based Feature Selection Method in Identifying Pivotal Clinical Symptoms of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Table 2

Eight irrelevant symptoms were screened with threshold 10%. Each of them is rarely positive in each phase.

SymptomsPhase IPhase IIPhase III
Phase IAPhase IBPhase IIAPhase IIBPhase IIIAPhase IIIB

Pale white lip []05.41%6.67%5.19%4.5%0
Edema in lower extremities []2.22%8.1%1.67%5.19%3.6%0
Lack of urine output []02.7%005.41%0
Emotional depression []4.44%05%8.89%6.31%5.26%
Head body trapped heavy []02.7%3.33%2.22%2.7%0
Hydrothorax []6.67%2.7%1.67%3.7%2.7%0
Rapid pulse []4.44%2.7%1.67%0.74%5.41%5.26%
Uneven pulse []4.44%5.41%8.33%3.7%3.6%0