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While many studies have investigated the MCC patterns, few studies have considered the synergistic interactions with other factors (called the syndemic factors) specifically for people with ADRD.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title><jats:p>We included 40,290 visits and identified 18 MCC from the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center. Then, we utilized a multi\u2010label XGBoost model to predict developing MCC based on existing MCC patterns and individualized syndemic factors.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our model achieved an overall arithmetic mean of 0.710 AUROC (SD\u00a0=\u00a00.100) in predicting 18 developing MCC. While existing MCC patterns have enough predictive power, syndemic factors related to dementia, social behaviors, mental and physical health can improve model performance further.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>DISCUSSION<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our study demonstrated that the MCC patterns among people with ADRD can be learned using a machine\u2010learning approach with syndemic framework adjustments.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Highlights<\/jats:title><jats:p><jats:list list-type=\"bullet\">\n<jats:list-item><jats:p>Machine learning models can learn the MCC patterns for people with ADRD.<\/jats:p><\/jats:list-item>\n<jats:list-item><jats:p>The learned MCC patterns should be adjusted and individualized by syndemic factors.<\/jats:p><\/jats:list-item>\n<jats:list-item><jats:p>The model can predict which disease is developing based on existing MCC patterns.<\/jats:p><\/jats:list-item>\n<jats:list-item><jats:p>As a result, this model enables early specific MCC identification and prevention.<\/jats:p><\/jats:list-item>\n<\/jats:list><\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/alz.13923","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,6,11]],"date-time":"2024-06-11T03:23:14Z","timestamp":1718076194000},"page":"4818-4827","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Unraveling the multiple chronic conditions patterns among people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia: A machine learning approach to incorporate synergistic interactions"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"20","author":[{"given":"Pui Ying","family":"Yew","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for Health Informatics University of Minnesota  Minneapolis Minnesota USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ryan","family":"Devera","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Computer Science &amp; Engineering University of Minnesota  Minneapolis Minnesota USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yue","family":"Liang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for Health Informatics University of Minnesota  Minneapolis Minnesota USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Razan A. 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