armd0: armd0 Data (1107 x 8)

Description Format Details Source See Also

Description

Data from Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD) clinical trial

Format

The armd0 data frame has 1107 rows and 8 columns. It contains data for n=240 subjects stored in a long format with up to five rows for one subject.

subject

a factor with 240 levels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ...

treat.f

a factor with 2 levels Placebo, Active

visual0

an integer vector with values from 20 to 85

miss.pat

a factor with 9 levels ----, ---X, --X-, --XX, -XX-, ...

time.f

a factor with 5 levels Baseline, 4wks, 12wks, 24wks, 52wks

time

a numeric vector with values from 0 to 52

visual

an integer vector with values from 3 to 85

tp

a numeric vector with values from 0 to 4

Details

The ARMD data arise from a randomized multi-center clinical trial comparing an experimental treatment (interferon-alpha) versus placebo for patients diagnosed with ARMD.

Source

Pharmacological Therapy for Macular Degeneration Study Group (1997). Interferon alpha-IIA is ineffective for patients with choroidal neovascularization secondary to age-related macular degeneration. Results of a prospective randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial. Archives of Ophthalmology, 115, 865-872.

See Also

armd, armd.wide


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