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covBM (version 0.1.0)

cd4: Serial CD4 counts in children with HIV.

Description

Dataset used in Data Analysis Using Regression and Multilevel/Hierarchical Models by Andrew Gelman and Jennifer Hill (Cambridge University Press, 2006). Rows with missing values of 'CD4CNT', 'visage' or 'baseage' have been removed.

Usage

cd4

Arguments

Format

A data frame with 976 rows and 11 variables:
newpid
Patient ID code.
t
Time, in years from first visit.
sqrtcd4
Square root of CD4 count.
treatmnt
Indicator variable for treatment, 1 represents control group and 2 indicates zinc treatment group.
CD4CNT
CD4 count on original (untransformed) scale.
baseage
Age of child in years at initial visit.
visage
Age of child in years at given visit.