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Table 4 Differences between theoretic and estimated penetrance functions (sensitivity analysis: low minor allele frequency)

From: Artificial neural networks modeling gene-environment interaction

   

High risk scenario

  

Low risk scenario

 
  

Neural network

Logistic regression

Logistic regression (DV)

Neural network

Logistic regression

Logistic regression (DV)

   

n = 1000 + 1000

  

n = 1000 + 1000

 
 

Genetic model

80.29

80.39

303.07

87.65

209.74

249.96

g u E g u

Environmental model

79.60

278.32

277.18

78.18

170.94

170.94

Additive model

74.67

369.57

443.10

92.18

303.98

348.50

 

Interaction model

180.02

415.60

541.02

191.77

327.44

481.62

 

Model 1

113.62

244.87

375.43

179.23

226.03

355.59

g u E g u

Model 2

232.75

389.70

472.47

318.57

346.57

460.08

Model 3

253.00

230.12

232.20

256.38

253.67

254.80

 

Model 4

133.91

126.27

97.92

138.28

132.11

93.04

  1. Sum of mean absolute differences between theoretic and estimated penetrance function for 100 case-control data sets in the low and high risk scenario for different sample sizes. Bold numbers mark the best model fit comparing neural networks and logistic regression models. DV = design variables. Predictions were calculated for all models that do not have unspecified parameters due to empty cells.