“…14 The performance of several of the iterations of the random forest analysis is provided as Table E2, with iteration 5 providing the optimal performance characteristics from a 7-analyte panel. This new 7-analyte classification panel was composed of interleukin (IL)-6, IL-10, IL-1 receptor antagonist, stromal cell-derived factor-1a þ b, IGFBP-4, IGFBP-5, and IGF-2.…”