cardiovascular_list: Statin Dose Comparison Trials for CVD

In CardioDataSets: A Comprehensive Collection of Cardiovascular and Heart Disease Datasets

Statin Dose Comparison Trials for CVD

Description

This dataset, cardiovascular_list, is a list containing data from 34 clinical trials comparing low dose (1), high dose (2), and placebo (3) statins for cardiovascular disease prevention. The dataset includes study identifiers, treatment assignments, and outcome counts.

Usage

data(cardiovascular_list)

Format

A list with 4 components:

Study

Study identifiers (integer vector of length 34)

Treat

Treatment assignments (numeric vector: 1=low dose, 2=high dose, 3=placebo)

Outcomes

Outcome matrix with 34 rows and 3 columns:

Alive

Number of patients alive (numeric)

FnCVD

Number with non-fatal CVD events (numeric)

FCVD

Number with fatal CVD events (numeric)

N

Sample sizes (numeric vector of length 34)

Details

The dataset name has been kept as 'cardiovascular_list' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the CardioDataSets package and assists users in identifying its specific characteristics. The original content has not been modified in any way.

Source

Data taken from the bnma package version 1.6.0

CardioDataSets documentation built on June 8, 2025, 10:59 a.m.