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Dataset Title MI Dataset (mi.dta)
Contributor/Email GregoryStoddard
CTSA Utah
Acknowledgment Please cite the appropriate contributors/authors/contacts when using or adapting these materials.
Description of Source dataset to accompany Kleinbaum and Klein (2002, Chapter 8)
Link_to_Dataset http://www.sph.emory.edu/~dkleinb/logreg2.htm#data
Description of Dataset Data are from a 1:2 matched case-control study in which n=117 subjects are
formed into 39 matched strata. Each stratum contains three subjects, one of
whom is a case diagnosed with myocardial infarction and the other two are matched controls. Matching was done on age, race, sex, and hospital status.
Codebook n = 117 observations (39 matches)

outcome
mi myocardial infarction (1=presence, 0=absence)

predictors
smk smoker (1=current smoker, 0=not current smoker)
sbp systolic blood pressure (continuous)
ecg electrocardiogram abnormality (1=presence, 0=absence)

data management
match variable indicating subject\x92s matched stratum (range 1 to 39)
person subject identifier (unique #, one observation per subject)

survtime was never defined in the Kleinbaum and Klein textbook.

. list in 1/10

+--------------------------------------------------+
| match person mi smk sbp ecg survtime |
|--------------------------------------------------|
1. | 1 1 1 0 160 1 1 |
2. | 1 2 0 0 140 0 2 |
3. | 1 3 0 0 120 0 2 |
4. | 2 4 1 0 160 1 1 |
5. | 2 5 0 0 140 0 2 |
|--------------------------------------------------|
6. | 2 6 0 0 120 0 2 |
7. | 3 7 1 0 160 0 1 |
8. | 3 8 0 0 140 0 2 |
9. | 3 9 0 0 120 0 2 |
10. | 4 10 1 0 160 0 1 |
+--------------------------------------------------+
Keywords
See Also Appendix 1 - Stoddard GJ. Biostatistics and Epidemiology Using Stata [unpublished manuscript] University of Utah School of Medicine, 2009
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