A retrospective sample of males in a heart-disease high-risk region
of the Western Cape, South Africa.
Usage
data(SAheart)
Format
A data frame with 462 observations on the following 10 variables.
sbp
systolic blood pressure
tobacco
cumulative tobacco (kg)
ldl
low density lipoprotein cholesterol
adiposity
a numeric vector
famhist
family history of heart disease, a factor with levels
AbsentPresent
typea
type-A behavior
obesity
a numeric vector
alcohol
current alcohol consumption
age
age at onset
chd
response, coronary heart disease
Details
A retrospective sample of males in a heart-disease high-risk region
of the Western Cape, South Africa. There are roughly two controls per
case of CHD. Many of the CHD positive men have undergone blood
pressure reduction treatment and other programs to reduce their risk
factors after their CHD event. In some cases the measurements were
made after these treatments. These data are taken from a larger
dataset, described in Rousseauw et al, 1983, South African Medical
Journal.
Source
Rousseauw, J., du Plessis, J., Benade, A., Jordaan, P., Kotze,
J. and Ferreira, J. (1983). Coronary risk factor screening in three
rural communities, South African Medical Journal 64: 430–436.