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This research sought to employ machine learning (ML) algorithms to identify MHA using erythrocyte parameters to distinguish between TT and IDA.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>One hundred and ninety\u2010three subjects with MHA (98 TT and 95 IDA) were retrospectively analyzed. The cohort was randomized to training set (60%), validation set (20%) and test set (20%). Erythrocyte parameters were collected on an automated hematology analyzer (DxH800, Beckman Coulter), and five ML algorithms were selected to build discriminant models, including Random Forest, XGBoost, logistic regression, AdaBoost and LightGBM. In the assessment of discriminant performance of different models, indicators including sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, AUC, NPV, PPV, cutoff, F1 score and Kappa coefficients were utilized.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among the five ML algorithms aforementioned, the Random Forest and logistic regression models presented excellent discriminant performance, outperforming other models in the testing set, with the AUC value, sensitivity, specificity, and ACC of 0.977, 0.928, 0.953, and 0.940 for Random Forest, and 0.978, 0.879, 0.979, 0.928 for logistic regression. Eight vital peripheral erythrocyte parameters were finally selected, including RBC, RDW, MCV, MCHC, RDWSD, HGB, MAF, and LHD.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We successfully developed a discriminant model using ML algorithms based on erythrocyte parameters to identify MHA rapidly from TT or IDA, which may assist patients in taking preventive measures.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/ijlh.14524","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,1]],"date-time":"2025-07-01T04:20:32Z","timestamp":1751343632000},"page":"1196-1201","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Machine Learning for Discriminating Microcytic Hypochromic Anemia Based on Erythrocyte Parameters"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"47","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5378-1865","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jing","family":"Lv","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Laboratory Medicine Daping Hospital, Army Medical University  Chongqing China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jinmi","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Laboratory Medicine Daping Hospital, Army Medical University  Chongqing China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xiaodong","family":"Ren","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Laboratory Medicine Daping Hospital, Army Medical University  Chongqing China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qing","family":"Huang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Laboratory Medicine Daping Hospital, Army Medical University  Chongqing China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shaoli","family":"Deng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Laboratory Medicine Daping Hospital, Army Medical University  Chongqing China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_10_2_1","volume-title":"StatPearls","author":"Chaudhry H. 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