heart {ncvreg}R Documentation

Risk factors associated with heart disease

Description

The heart data frame contains 462 rows and 10 columns. The data are a subset of the Coronary Risk-Factor Study baseline survey, carried out in rural South Africa.

Usage

data(heart)

Format

This data frame contains the following columns:

sbp
Systolic blood pressure
tobacco
Cumulative tobacco consumption, in kg
ldl
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
adiposity
Adipose tissue concentration
famhist
Family history of heart disease; either "Present" or "Absent"
typea
Score on test designed to measure type-A behavior
obesity
Obesity
alcohol
Current consumption of alcohol
age
Age of subject
chd
Coronary heart disease at baseline; 1=Yes 0=No

Source

http://www-stat-class.stanford.edu/~tibs/ElemStatLearn/

References

Hastie, T., Tibshirani, R., and Friedman, J. (2001). The Elements of Statistical Learning. Springer.
Rousseauw, J., et al. (1983). Coronary risk factor screening in three rural communities. South African Medical Journal: 64: 430-436.


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