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We aimed to develop and validate a machine learning model using such markers for obstructive CAD in hypertensive patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This retrospective cohort comprised 427 hypertensive patients treated at the Affiliated Hospital of Changchun University of Chinese Medicine between 2023 and 2025. Of these individuals, 195 patients (45.7%) received a diagnosis of obstructive coronary artery disease, characterized by coronary artery diameter stenosis equal to or greater than 50% as confirmed by coronary angiography. Through the integration of Boruta feature selection and variance inflation factor analysis, a set of four key diagnostic variables was identified: age, dyslipidemia, Lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR), and Monocyte-to-HDL-C ratio (MHR). The dataset was partitioned into training and validation subsets at a ratio of 7:3. Five distinct machine learning models were constructed, and model performance was assessed using metrics such as the area under the curve (AUC), accuracy, F1 score, calibration, and SHAP analysis for both evaluation and interpretation of outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The support vector machine (SVM) model demonstrated the highest generalization performance, achieving a validation AUC of 0.786 (95% CI: 0.701, 0.862), an accuracy of 0.756, and an F1 score of 0.73. LMR exhibited a protective effect with a linear correlation, whereas MHR was identified as a risk factor. Notably, the age of 60 years was a critical threshold for disease susceptibility.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Developed in this study, the parsimonious support vector machine model incorporates age, dyslipidemia,LMR and MHR. It enables effective diagnostic identification of obstructive coronary artery disease among hypertensive patients via routine clinical indicators. Being interpretable and non-invasive, this model is suitable for first-line screening before expensive invasive imaging tests and helps implement early risk stratification in primary healthcare settings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fcvm.2026.1922999","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,22]],"date-time":"2026-09-22T05:40:48Z","timestamp":1790055648000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Development and validation of a machine learning-based diagnostic model for obstructive coronary artery disease in hypertensive patients using composite inflammatory and lipid markers"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Jiajing","family":"Liu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiology, Jilin Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine","place":["Changchun, Jilin, 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