| cgd {survival} | R Documentation |
Data are from a placebo controlled trial of gamma interferon in chronic granulotomous disease (CGD). Contains the data on time to serious infections observed through end of study for each patient.
cgd
subject identification number
enrolling center
date of randomization
placebo or gamma interferon
sex
age in years, at study entry
height in cm at study entry
weight in kg at study entry
pattern of inheritance
use of steroids at study entry,1=yes
use of prophylactic antibiotics at study entry
a categorization of the centers into 4 groups
start and end of each time interval
1=the interval ends with an infection
observation number within subject
The cgd0 data set is in the form found in the references,
with one line per patient and no recoding of the variables.
The cgd data set (this one) has been cast into (start, stop]
format with one line per event, and covariates
such as center recoded as factors
to include meaningful labels.
Fleming and Harrington, Counting Processes and Survival Analysis, appendix D.2.
link{cgd0}