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Risk factors associated with heart disease

Source: R/data.R
Heart.Rd

Data from a subset of the Coronary Risk-Factor Study baseline survey, carried out in rural South Africa.

Usage

Heart

Format

A list of two objects: y and X

y

Coronary heart disease at baseline; 1=Yes 0=No

X

A matrix with 462 observations (rows) and 9 predictor variables (columns). The remainder of this list describes the columns of X

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 (1=Present, 0=Absent)

typea

Score on test designed to measure type-A behavior

obesity

Obesity

alcohol

Current consumption of alcohol

age

Age of subject

Source

https://web.stanford.edu/~hastie/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.