A matched case control study carried out to investigate the connection between X-ray usage and acute myeloid leukemia in childhood. The pairs are matched by age, race and county of residence.
A data frame with 238 observations on the following 11 variables.
a factor denoting the matched pairs
0=control, 1=case
F
or
M
Presence of Downs syndrome: no
or
yes
Age in years
Did the
mother ever have an Xray: no
or yes
Did
the mother have an Xray of the upper body during pregnancy: no
or
yes
Did the mother have an Xray of the lower
body during pregnancy: no
or yes
Did the
father ever have an Xray: no
or yes
Did
the child ever have an Xray: no
or yes
Total number of Xrays of the child 1
=none <
2
=1 or 2 < 3
=3 or 4 < 4
= 5 or more