Data derived from the Wisconsin Epidemiological Study of Diabetic Retinopathy.
data(wesdr)
A data frame containing 669 observations on the following variables.
dur | Duration of diabetes at baseline, in years. |
gly | Percent of glycosylated hemoglobin at baseline. |
bmi | Body mass index at baseline. |
ret | Binary indicator of retinopathy progression at first follow-up. |
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