Development of Machine Learning–Based Risk Prediction Models to Predict Rapid Weight Gain in Infants: Analysis of Seven Cohorts

Miaobing Zheng   ^{1, 2} , PhD ;   Yuxin Zhang   ¹ , PhD ;   Rachel A Laws   ¹ , PhD ;   Peter Vuillermin   ³ , PhD ;   Jodie Dodd   ⁴ , PhD ;   Li Ming Wen   ⁵ , PhD ;   Louise A Baur   ⁵ , PhD ;   Rachael Taylor   ⁶ , PhD ;   Rebecca Byrne   ⁷ , PhD ;   Anne-Louise Ponsonby   ⁸ , PhD ;   Kylie D Hesketh   ¹ , PhD

¹ Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia

² School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health & Medicine, UNSW Sydney, Kensington, Australia

³ Barwon Health, Geelong, Australia

⁴ Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia

⁵ School of Public Health and Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

⁶ Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

⁷ School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Australia

⁸ The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia