new.patient: Example dataset containing 2 visits of a hypothetical patient...
In wkNNMI: A Mutual Information-Weighted k-NN Imputation Algorithm

Description Usage Format

Example dataset containing 2 visits of a hypothetical patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

1	data(new.patient)

A data frame with 2 rows and 25 variables:

subID: patient's ID
sex: patient's sex
bmi_premorbid: premorbid body mass index
bmi_diagnosis: body mass index at disease diagnosis
fvc_diagnosis: forced vital capacity at disease diagnosis (a measure of respiratory functionality)
familiality: familiality of ALS
genetics: the result of a genetic screening over the most common ALS-associated genes
ftd: presence of frontotemporal dementia
onset_site: site of disease onset (limb/bulbar)
onset_age: age at disease onset
visit_time: month in which the current visit took place; the months start from 0
niv: the presence/absence up to the current visit of non-invasive ventilation
peg: the presence/absence up to the current visit of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
alsfrs_1: Item 1 (SPEECH) of the the revised ALS Functional Rating Scale (ALSFRS-R): a 12-item questionnaire rated on a 0–4 point scale evaluating the observable functional status and change for patients with ALS over time
alsfrs_2: Item 2 (SALIVATION) of the ALSFRS-R
alsfrs_3: Item 3 (SWALLOWING) of the ALSFRS-R
alsfrs_4: Item 4 (HANDWRITING) of the ALSFRS-R
alsfrs_5: Item 5 (CUTTING FOOD AND HANDLING UTENSILS) of the ALSFRS-R
alsfrs_6: Item 6 (DRESSING AND HYGIENE) of the ALSFRS-R
alsfrs_7: Item 7 (TURNING IN BED AND ADJUSTING BED CLOTHES) of the ALSFRS-R
alsfrs_8: Item 8 (WALKING) of the ALSFRS-R
alsfrs_9: Item 9 (CLIMBING STAIRS) of the ALSFRS-R
alsfrs_10: Item 10 (DYSPNEA) of the ALSFRS-R
alsfrs_11: Item 11 (ORTHOPNEA) of the ALSFRS-R
alsfrs_12: Item 12 (RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY) of the ALSFRS-R