Simulated data for intima media thickness of the carotid artery
and age in 2784 adults.
Usage
imt
Arguments
Format
A data.frame with 2784 observations on the following 3 variables:
age
age of the individual (years).
imt
intima media thickness of the carotid artery (mm).
logimt
logarithm of imt.
Details
Data were simulated to emulate true data pattern observed in a real
study (see References).
References
Rivera M et al. Association between long-term exposure to
traffic-related air pollution and subclinical atherosclerosis: the REGICOR
Study. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2013;121(2):223-230.