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SRMData (version 1.0.1)

BodyTemp: Body temperatures

Description

Body temperature (in degrees C and F) for people.

Usage

data(BodyTemp)

Arguments

Format

A data frame with 130 rows (each person) and 4 columns:

BodyTemp

The measured body temperature, in degrees F, as given

Gender

One of 1 (males) or 2 (females)

HeartRate

Heart rate, in beats per minute

BodyTempC

The measured body temperature in degrees C; converted from degrees F

References

Wunderlich, C. 1868. Das Verhalten Der Eiaenwarme in Krankenheitem. Leipzig, Germany: Otto Wigard. Mackowiak, Philip A., Steven S.Wasserman, and Myron M. Levine. 1992. A Critical Appraisal of 98.6 degrees F, the Upper Limit of the Normal Body Temperature, and Other Legacies of Carl Reinhold August Wunderlich. Journal of the American Medical Association 268 (12): 1578--80.