Combinatorial Use of Machine Learning and Logistic Regression for Predicting Carotid Plaque Risk Among 5.4 Million Adults With Fatty Liver Disease Receiving Health Check-Ups: Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Yuhan Deng   ^{1, 2} , MSc ;   Yuan Ma   ³ , PhD ;   Jingzhu Fu   ^{4, 5, 6} , PhD ;   Xiaona Wang   ⁷ , MSc ;   Canqing Yu   ^{4, 5, 6, 8} , PhD ;   Jun Lv   ^{4, 5, 6, 8} , PhD ;   Sailimai Man   ^{2, 4, 5, 6} , PhD ;   Bo Wang   ^{2, 5, 8} , PhD ;   Liming Li   ^{4, 5, 6, 8} , MD

¹ Chongqing Research Institute of Big Data, Peking University, Chongqing, China

² Meinian Institute of Health, Beijing, China

³ School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China

⁴ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China

⁵ Peking University Health Science Center Meinian Public Health Institute, Beijing, China

⁶ Key Laboratory of Epidemiology of Major Diseases (Peking University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, China

⁷ MJ Health Screening Center, Beijing, China

⁸ Peking University Center for Public Health and Epidemic Preparedness & Response, Beijing, China