peru.df: Peruvian Indians

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Peruvian Indians

Description

A random sample of Peruvian Indians born in the Andes mountains, but who have since migrated to lower altitudes. The sample was collected to assess the long term effects of altitude on blood pressure.

Format

A data frame with 39 observations on 5 variables.

age

numeric. Subject's age

years

numeric. Number of years since migration

weight

numeric. Subject's weight (kg)

height

numeric. Subject's height (mm)

BP

numeric. Subject's systolic blood pressure (mm Hg; standard clinical unit in New Zealand).


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