amit: Amitriptyline Dataset

In HoRM: Supplemental Functions and Datasets for "Handbook of Regression Methods"

Amitriptyline Dataset

Description

This dataset is from a study on the side effects of amitriptyline, which is a drug some physicians prescribe as an antidepressant.

Usage

data(amit)

Format

This data frame consists of 7 variables on 17 subjects:

• TOT The subject's total TCAD plasma level.

• AMI The amount of amitriptyline present in the TCAD plasma level.

• GEN The subject's gender, where 0 is for a male subject and 1 is for a female subject.

• AMT Amount of the drug taken at the time of overdose.

• PR The subject's PR wave measurement.

• DIAP The subject's diastolic blood pressure.

• QRS The subject's QRS wave measurement.

Source

Rudorfer, M. V. (1982), Cardiovascular Changes and Plasma Drug Levels After Amitriptyline Overdose, Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology, 19, 67–78.

References

Young, D. S. (2017), Handbook of Regression Methods, CRC Press.

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