RSdata {sensmediation}

Example data for the functions in sensmediation

Description

The data are a subsample of 1000 observations from Riksstroke, the Swedish Stroke Register. The original data consisted of over 50 000 patients with first time ischemic stroke during the years 2009-2012. The data are limited to patients over the age of 44 and its purpose is to illustrate the functioning of the functions in the package.

Usage

data(RSdata)

Format

A data frame with 1000 observations on the following 5 variables.

cf.3mo

Outcome: case fatality within 3 months after stroke, 1 = deceased, 0 = not deceased.

lowered.consc

Mediator: level of consciousness upon arrival to hospital. 1 = lowered consciousness, 0 = fully alert.

AF

Exposure: atrial fibrillation. Factor with levels, "1" = atrial fibrillation, "0" = no atrial fibrillation.

age.cat

Age at time of stroke. Factor with levels, "45-69", "70-79", "80-89" and "90-".

sex

Factor with levels, "1" = male, "0" = female

Examples

data(RSdata)