| cgd0 {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.
cgd0
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
days to last follow-up
up to 7 infection times for the subject
The cgdraw data set (this one) is in the form found in the references,
with one line per patient and no recoding of the variables.
The cgd data set has been further processed so as to have one
line per event, with covariates such as center recoded as factors
to include meaningful labels.
Fleming and Harrington, Counting Processes and Survival Analysis, appendix D.2.