hypertension {labstats}

Hypertension repeated measures data

Description

Repeated measures data set from Casella (2008) testing the effect of high and low dietary calcium on blood pressure.

Format

A data frame with 30 rows and 4 variables:

Subject:

Patient identification number.

Diet:

High or low calcium condition.

Time:

One of three time points (units unknown).

Y:

Blood pressure, the outcome variable.

Details

Ten patients were randomly assigned to a high or low dietary calcium condition (five per group). Blood pressure measurements were taken at three time points.

References

Casella G (2008). Statistical Design. Springer, New York, NY.