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Table 1 Attributes of a user profile in the MedHelp dataset

From: Identifying peer experts in online health forums

Attribute

Description

About

A brief description about the user

Status

Collection of status updates over time

Best Answers

Number of posts that have been voted as the best answer

Interests

Topics that the user is interested in

Posts

Contains the actual text of posts by the user

Journals and notes

The user is able to jot down important notes that might be of interest to others

Communities

List of communities that the user is a member of

Friends

List of user’s friends