Clinical Decision Support System for Diabetes Based on Ontology Reasoning and TOPSIS Analysis

Table 2

Names of membership functions, input, and output variables.

Variable	Name	Function 1	Function 2	Function 3
x1	Risks potentially associated with hypoglycemia and other drug adverse effects	Low	High	—
x2	Disease duration	Newly Diagnosed	Long Standing	—
x3	Life expectancy	Long	Short	—
x4	Important comorbidities	Absent	FewOrMild	Severe
x5	Established vascular complications	Absent	FewOrMild	Severe
x6	Patient attitude and expected treatment efforts	Highly Motivated	Less Motivated	—
x7	Resources and support system	Readily Available	Limited	—
z	HbA1c	More Stringent	Mild Stringent	Less Stringent