Blood1R Documentation

Blood Pressure, Weight, and Smoking Status

Description

Systolic blood pressure, weight and smoking status for a sample of 500 adults

Format

A data frame with 500 observations on the following 3 variables.

SystolicBP Systolic blood pressure (mm of Hg)
Smoke Y=smoker or N=non-smoker
Overwt 1=normal, 2=overweight, or 3=obese

Details

Data on systolic blood pressure, along with smoker status and weight status, for a sample of 500 adults.

Source

Data are part of a larger case study for the 2003 Annual Meeting of the Statistical Society of Canada.
http://www.ssc.ca/en/education/archived-case-studies/case-studies-for-the-2003-annual-meeting-blood-pressure.