The dataset name has been changed to 'esoph_df' to avoid confusion with datasets from other packages
in the R ecosystem and to follow the naming conventions of the 'MedDataSets' package. The suffix '_df'
indicates that this dataset is a data frame, helping to distinguish it from other datasets within the package
and from those in the broader R ecosystem. The original content of the dataset has not been modified in any way.
A data frame with 88 observations and 5 variables:
- agegp
Age group of the individuals (ordered factor).
- alcgp
Alcohol consumption group (ordered factor).
- tobgp
Tobacco consumption group (ordered factor).
- ncases
Number of cases (numeric).
- ncontrols
Number of controls (numeric).
Source
Data from a case-control study on esophageal cancer.
Details
This dataset contains data from a case-control study investigating the association between smoking, alcohol consumption,
and esophageal cancer. It includes the number of cancer cases and controls for various age, alcohol consumption, and smoking groups.
