Research Article

Optimization of Tree-Based Machine Learning Models to Predict the Length of Hospital Stay Using Genetic Algorithm

Table 3

Statistical characteristics of variables in the studied sample.

No.VariablenMean ± SD/percent

1Age (year)20063 ± 19
2Sex
3Female10050%
4Male10050%
5Marital status
6Married17990%
7Single2111%
8Main insurance type
9Ordinary social security insurance (ordinary SSI)18090%
10Occupational social security insurance (occupational SSI)53%
11Employee health insurance (employee HI)32%
12Special social security insurance (special SSI)63%
13Without insurance (without insurance)63%
14Physician expertise level
15General practitioner9045%
16Specialist10754%
17Subspecialty physician32%
18Medical advice no2 ± 3
19LOS (day)5.6 ± 3.4