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Table 3 Most important predictors in five machine learning models

From: Factors contributing to chronic ankle instability in parcel delivery workers based on machine learning techniques

Performing model

Most important predictors

Feature permutation importance

Shapley Additive Explanations

Random Forest

Ankle dorsiflexion ROM, strength ratio of evertor in a neutral position to invertor, age, lunge angle, BMI, YBT

Low ankle dorsiflexion ROM, high BMI, low lunge angle, low strength ratio of evertor in a neutral position to invertor, old age, high RCSP

Extreme Gradient Boosting

Age, ankle dorsiflexion ROM, strength ratio of evertor in plantar flexion to invertor, lunge angle, BMI, strength ratio of evertor in a neutral position to invertor

Low ankle dorsiflexion ROM, old age, low strength ratio of evertor in plantar flexion to invertor, low strength ratio of evertor in a neutral position to invertor, low lunge angle, high BMI

Logistic Regression

Ankle dorsiflexion ROM, success of the ECSLS, RCSP, ankle dorsiflexor strength, lunge angle, a number of balance retrials of the ECSLS

Fail of the ECSLS, low ankle dorsiflexion ROM, high RCSP, low ankle dorsiflexor strength, low lunge angle, a high number of balance retrials of the ECSLS

Support Vector Machine

Success of the ECSLS, ankle dorsiflexion ROM, RCSP, the number of balance retrials of the ECSLS, age, strength ratio of evertor in a neutral position to invertor

Fail of the ECSLS, low ankle dorsiflexion ROM, a high number of balance retrials of the ECSLS, low strength ratio of evertor in a neutral position to invertor, low lunge angle, high RCSP

Naïve Bayes

Ankle dorsiflexion ROM, RCSP, age, strength ratio of evertor in plantar flexion to invertor, BMI, ankle dorsiflexor strength

Low ankle dorsiflexion ROM, old age, high BMI, long work duration, a high number of balance retrials of the ECSLS, high ankle dorsiflexor strength