A Comprehensive Approach to Identify Stroke based on Real-time Medical Data

Strokes or cardiovascular disorders continue to be a major global health concern. Proactive intervention and timely detection greatly reduce the morbidity and death related to strokes. The goal of this research is to build a prediction model using machine learning techniques to assess a person’s risk of stroke based on a variety of sociodemographic and health characteristics. The dataset used in this study consists of a large collection of medical records. It contains important details including age, gender, BMI, smoking habits, heart disease, hypertension, and the type of residential property. Using this information, a Decision Tree Classifier is trained to predict the likelihood of strokes, enabling early detection and customized treatment plans. A Decision Tree Classifier with a predetermined maximum depth is used in the proposed methodology’s rigorous data preprocessing, which includes handling missing values, encoding categorical features, and developing models. Both the training and testing datasets are used to evaluate the model’s performance using evaluation measures including accuracy, precision, and recall. The model’s insights provide important characteristics that influence the prediction of stroke risk, assisting medical professionals in focused risk assessment and preventive intervention. The proposed method has the potential to improve healthcare practices by facilitating prompt interventions and personalized treatment for stroke risk individuals. The proposed model has resulted in 86.78% accuracy for this dataset by using the traditional machine learning algorithms. This work highlights the value of predictive modelling in the healthcare industry by demonstrating how it may improve early detection techniques and lessen the impact of strokes on public health.