403 African Americans were interviewed in a study to understand the prevalence of obesity, diabetes, and other cardiovascular risk factors in central Virginia.
data(diabetes)A data frame with 403 observations on the following 19 variables.
idSubject ID
cholTotal Cholesterol
stab.gluStabilized Glucose
hdlHigh Density Lipoprotein
ratioCholesterol/HDL Ratio
glyhbGlycosolated Hemoglobin
locationCounty - a factor with levels Buckingham Louisa
ageage in years
gendera factor with levels male female
heightheight in inches
weightweight in pounds
framea factor with levels small medium large
bp.1sFirst Systolic Blood Pressure
bp.1dFirst Diastolic Blood Pressure
bp.2sSecond Systolic Blood Pressure
bp.2dSecond Diastolic Blood Pressure
waistwaist in inches
hiphip in inches
time.ppnPostprandial Time (in minutes) when Labs were Drawn
Glycosolated hemoglobin greater than 7.0 is usually taken as a positive diagnosis of diabetes
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