Prednisone vs Placebo in Liver Cirrhosis — liver_cirrhosis_prednisone

This dataset, liver_cirrhosis_prednisone_df, is a data frame containing data from a randomized control trial comparing prednisone (n=251) versus placebo (n=237) in 488 liver cirrhosis patients. The dataset includes both survival and longitudinal measurements of prothrombin index development over time, with 2968 total observations across 9 variables.

Usage

data(liver_cirrhosis_prednisone_df)

Format

A data frame with 2968 observations and 9 variables:

ID: Integer patient identifier
Time: Numeric time measurement
death: Integer death indicator
obstime: Numeric observation time
proth: Integer prothrombin index value
Trt: Factor with 2 levels indicating treatment group (prednisone/placebo)
start: Numeric start time
stop: Numeric stop time
event: Numeric event indicator

Source

Data taken from the JSM package version 1.0.1.

Details

The dataset name has been kept as 'liver_cirrhosis_prednisone_df' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the DigestiveDataSets package and assists users in identifying its specific characteristics. The suffix 'df' indicates that the dataset is a data frame. The original content has not been modified in any way.