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centenarian: Centenarian Blood Pressure

Description

This dataset consists of variables that are potentially related to blood pressure measurements and contains one group of patients aged between 52 and 89 years old who live in urban areas, and another group of 50 centenarian women aged between 101-121 who live in the island of Okinawa, which is known for its high number of centenarians.The dataset lists the following variables:

Usage

centenarian

Arguments

Format

Age

Age in years

Chin

Chin skinfold in cm

Forearm

Forearm skinfold in cm

Calf

Calf skinfold in cm

Pulse

Resting pulse rate

BMI

The Body Mass Index (BMI) of the participant

Centenarian

A dummy variable indicating if the participant is Centenarian

Cystol

Systolic blood pressure