This dataset, muscatine_coronary_risk_df, is a data frame containing longitudinal observations from the Muscatine Coronary Risk Factor (MCRF) study, which examined the development of coronary disease risk factors in children. It includes 14,568 observations of 4,856 children tracked from 1977 to 1981.
Usage
data(muscatine_coronary_risk_df)Format
A data frame with 14,568 observations and 7 variables:
- id
Child identification number (integer)
- gender
Gender of child (factor with 2 levels)
- base_age
Age at first observation in years (integer)
- age
Current age in years (integer)
- occasion
Measurement occasion (integer)
- obese
Obesity status (factor with 2 levels)
- numobese
Numeric obesity indicator (numeric)
Source
Data taken from the geepack package version 1.3.12. Original study: The Muscatine Coronary Risk Factor Study, University of Iowa, 1977-1981.
Details
The dataset name has been kept as 'muscatine_coronary_risk_df' 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 suffix 'df' indicates that the dataset is a standard data frame. The original content has not been modified in any way.