downs.mi: Downs' syndrome cases and of total live births by maternal...
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Source
Description
This data reproduces table 14.4 in Fleiss (1981) and which is
drawn from a large-scale study in Michigan 1950-1964 of the effect
of Maternal age and Birth order on Down Syndrome and Leukemia
(Stark and Mantell, 1966).
Usage
1
Format
This data.frame contains the following columns:
AgeThe age category of the mothers.
BirthOrderThe birth order.
CasesThe number of cases of Down's Syndrome.
BirthsThe number of live births.
StandardA "standard" population, derived as the total
number of births in each age category
Source
The data were obtained from table 14.4 (p 249) in
Fleiss, JL (1981) Statistical Methods for Rates and Proportions,
Wiley, New York.
The original study is
Stark CR and Mantel N (1966) 'Effects of maternal age and
birth order on the risk of mongolism and leukemia'
J Natl Cancer Inst 37 (5) 687–698. doi: 10.1093/jnci/37.5.687
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Description Usage Format Source
Description
This data reproduces table 14.4 in Fleiss (1981) and which is drawn from a large-scale study in Michigan 1950-1964 of the effect of Maternal age and Birth order on Down Syndrome and Leukemia (Stark and Mantell, 1966).
Usage
1 |
Format
This data.frame contains the following columns:
AgeThe age category of the mothers.
BirthOrderThe birth order.
CasesThe number of cases of Down's Syndrome.
BirthsThe number of live births.
StandardA "standard" population, derived as the total number of births in each age category
Source
The data were obtained from table 14.4 (p 249) in
Fleiss, JL (1981) Statistical Methods for Rates and Proportions, Wiley, New York.
The original study is
Stark CR and Mantel N (1966) 'Effects of maternal age and birth order on the risk of mongolism and leukemia' J Natl Cancer Inst 37 (5) 687–698. doi: 10.1093/jnci/37.5.687
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