This dataset, respiratory_clinical_trial_df, is a data frame containing information from a clinical trial of patients with respiratory illness, where 111 patients from two different clinics were randomized to receive either placebo or an active treatment. Patients were examined at baseline and at four visits during treatment. The respiratory status was determined at each visit, with 1 representing good status and 0 representing poor status.
Usage
data(respiratory_clinical_trial_df)Format
A data frame with 444 observations and 8 variables:
- center
Study identifier (integer vector)
- id
Patient identifier (integer vector)
- treat
Treatment group (factor with 2 levels)
- sex
Patient sex (factor with 2 levels)
- age
Patient age in years (integer vector)
- baseline
Baseline respiratory status (integer vector)
- visit
Visit number (integer vector)
- outcome
Respiratory status (integer vector)
Details
The dataset name has been kept as 'respiratory_clinical_trial_df' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the PulmoDataSets 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.