fev {idarps}

Forced Expiratory Volume

Description

This dataset is based on a study conducted in suburban Boston in the late 1970s to investigate the relationship between forced expiratory volume and smoking behavior in 654 youths between the ages of 3 and 19.

Usage

fev

Format

fev

forced expiratory volume or FEV, which measures the amount of air a person can exhale during a forced breath.

age

age in years

sex

gender of the person (0 for males and 1 for females)

height

height in cm

smoke

smoking behavior (0 for non-smokers and 1 for smokers)