This version of the data set has been deprecated and will not be supported
in future versions. Please use Birthwt
instead.
birthwt.grpreg
This data frame contains the following columns:
low
Indicator of birth weight less than 2.5kg
bwt
Birth weight in kilograms
age1,age2,age3
Orthogonal polynomials
of first, second, and third degree representing mother's age in years
lwt1,lwt2,lwt3
Orthogonal polynomials of first, second, and
third degree representing mother's weight in pounds at last menstrual period
white,black
Indicator functions for mother's race; "other" is
reference group
smoke
smoking status during pregnancy
ptl1,ptl2m
Indicator functions for one or for two or more
previous premature labors, respectively. No previous premature labors is
the reference category.
ht
History of hypertension
ui
Presence of uterine irritability
ftv1,ftv2,ftv3m
Indicator functions for one, for two, or for three or more physician visits
during the first trimester, respectively. No visits is the reference
category.
Birthwt