Cushings


  Cushing's syndrome is a hypertensive disorder associated with
  over-secretion of cortisol by the adrenal gland. The observations
  are urinary excretion rates of two steroid metabolites.


datasets

Functions and datasets to support Venables and Ripley,
"Modern Applied Statistics with S" (4th edition, 2002).

Brian Ripley

MASS

Support Functions and Datasets for Venables and Ripley's MASS

Cushings function

The <code>Cushings</code> data frame has 27 rows and 3 columns:
  <dl>
    <dt><code>Tetrahydrocortisone</code></dt><dd>
      urinary excretion rate (mg/24hr) of Tetrahydrocortisone.
    </dd> <dt><code>Pregnanetriol</code></dt><dd>
      urinary excretion rate (mg/24hr) of Pregnanetriol.
    </dd> <dt><code>Type</code></dt><dd>
      underlying type of syndrome, coded <code>a</code> (adenoma) , <code>b</code>
      (bilateral hyperplasia), <code>c</code> (carcinoma) or <code>u</code> for unknown.
    </dd> </dl> 

Format

J. Aitchison and I. R. Dunsmore (1975)
  <em>Statistical Prediction Analysis.</em>
  Cambridge University Press, Tables 11.1--3.

Cushings: Diagnostic Tests on Patients with Cushing's Syndrome

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