chapter.dat: The data from Whisnant, et al 1996 concerning cerebral
infarction, blood pressure, diabetes.
Description
The data from Whisnant, et al 1996 concerning cerebral
infarction, blood pressure, diabetes.
Format
A data frame with 2644 subjects and 5 variables.
- cases Stroke indicator. (1=Stroke, 0=Normal)
- hbp High blood pressure indicator. (1=High Blood Pressure, 0=Normal )
- ihd Ischemic heart disease indicator. (1=Heart Disease, 0=Normal)
- dm Diabetes indicator. (1=Diabetic, 0= Normal)
- match.id Matched case/controls have same ID.
References
Whisnant, J.P., Wiebers, D.O., OFallon, W.M., Sicks,
J.D., Frye, R.L., (1996) A population-based model of risk
factors for ischemic stroke: Rochester, Minnesota
Neurology 47:1420-1428.