# Source: diabetes_data_analysis
**Category:** biology_health
**README generated:** 2025-10-02 12:52:18Z

## Source URL(s)
- https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/akshaydattatraykhare/diabetes-dataset

## Citation(s)
- Smith, J.W., Everhart, J.E., Dickson, W.C., Knowler, W.C., & Johannes, R.S. (1988). Using the ADAP learning algorithm to forecast the onset of diabetes mellitus. In Proceedings of the Symposium on Computer Applications and Medical Care (pp. 261--265). IEEE Computer Society Press.

## Variables (X → Y)
- BMI → BloodPressure
- BMI → Glucose
- BMI → SkinThickness

## Causal reasoning

The age and the number of pregnancies can influence the percentage of body fat. In turn, this can lead to different molecule concentration levels in the blood (glucose,insulin), different blood pressure and different skin thickness.