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This dataset, brains_cognitive_matrix, is a matrix containing the states and covariates of 649 participants enrolled in the BRAiNS cohort at the University of Kentucky's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. The data includes longitudinal cognitive assessments and various health covariates across multiple visits.

Usage

data(brains_cognitive_matrix)

Format

A matrix with 6240 observations and 13 variables:

ID

Integer: Participant identification number

visitno

Integer: Visit number

prstate

Integer: Previous cognitive state

custate

Integer: Current cognitive state

bagec

Integer: Baseline age centered

famhx

Integer: Family history of dementia (0 = No, 1 = Yes)

HBP

Integer: History of high blood pressure (0 = No, 1 = Yes)

apoe4

Integer: APOE ε4 allele carrier status (0 = Non-carrier, 1 = Carrier)

smk1

Integer: Smoking status indicator 1

smk2

Integer: Smoking status indicator 2

smk3

Integer: Smoking status indicator 3

lowed

Integer: Low education indicator (0 = No, 1 = Yes)

headinj

Integer: History of head injury (0 = No, 1 = Yes)

Source

Data taken from the RRMLRfMC package version 0.4.0. Original study: University of Kentucky's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center BRAiNS cohort.

Details

The dataset name has been kept as 'brains_cognitive_matrix' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the NeuroDataSets package. The suffix 'matrix' indicates that the dataset is a matrix. The original content has not been modified.