ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2025
XGBoost-based analysis of maternal and biochemical factors associated with spontaneous preterm birth: a retrospective cohort study.
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backgroundSpontaneous preterm birth (sPTB) remains a major cause of neonatal morbidity and early risk assessment was poor. This study aimed to evaluate the association and predictive potential of serum biomarkers and maternal factors with sPTB.
methodsIn this retrospective cohort (2020-2024), 19,818 live birth pregnancies were analyzed after excluding multiple pregnancies, PTB < 24 weeks and iatrogenic preterm births. Predictors included maternal characteristics, health conditions, and four serum biomarkers-plasma protein A (PAPP-A), alpha fetoprotein (AFP), β- human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) and unconjugated E3 (uE3). The whole dataset was randomly divided into two independent sets under subsampling technique in a 1:2 ratio. Univariate regression analysis and Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO) regression were employed for feature selection. eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) and logistic regression were applied to build prediction models. Model performance was evaluated using sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), and the area under the receiver operating characteristics (AUC).
results653 (3.29%) experienced spontaneous preterm birth among 19,818 participants. Six significant factors were confirmed: PAPP-A, AFP, body mass index (BMI), history of cesarean section, primary hypertension and cervical incompetence. The XGBoost model showed an AUC of 0.703 (95%CI 0.674-0.729) on the training set and 0.615 (95%CI 0.550-0.678) on the test set, while the logistic regression model showed 0.612 (95%CI 0.584-0.640) and 0.588 (95%CI 0.527-0.654) respectively.
conclusionPAPP-A was a protective factor, while AFP, BMI, history of cesarean section, primary hypertension, and cervical incompetence were risk factors for sPTB. AFP and cervical incompetence were the most important index in the models. XGBoost and logistic regression showed weak performance for sPTB prediction. Integrating more powerful indicators may improve the early prediction of sPTB in the future researches.
trial registrationThis study has registered in National Medical Research Registration and Filing Information System of China ( www.medicalresearch.org.cn . Id: MR-44-25-004777).
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