This dataset, cardiovascular_list, is a list containing data from 34 clinical trials comparing low dose (1), high dose (2), and placebo (3) statins for cardiovascular disease prevention. The dataset includes study identifiers, treatment assignments, and outcome counts.
Usage
data(cardiovascular_list)Format
A list with 4 components:
- Study
Study identifiers (integer vector of length 34)
- Treat
Treatment assignments (numeric vector: 1=low dose, 2=high dose, 3=placebo)
- Outcomes
Outcome matrix with 34 rows and 3 columns:
- Alive
Number of patients alive (numeric)
- FnCVD
Number with non-fatal CVD events (numeric)
- FCVD
Number with fatal CVD events (numeric)
- N
Sample sizes (numeric vector of length 34)
Details
The dataset name has been kept as 'cardiovascular_list' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the CardioDataSets package and assists users in identifying its specific characteristics. The original content has not been modified in any way.