cgd                 package:survival                 R Documentation

_C_h_r_o_n_i_c _G_r_a_n_u_l_o_t_o_m_o_u_s _D_i_s_e_a_s_e _d_a_t_a

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     Data are from a placebo controlled trial of gamma interferon in
     chronic granulotomous disease (CGD). Uses the complete data on
     time to first serious infection observed through end of study for
     each patient, which includes the initial serious infections
     observed through the 7/15/89 interim analysis data cutoff, plus
     the residual data on occurence of initial serious infections
     between the interim analysis cutoff and the final blinded study
     visit for each patient. Only one patient was taken off on the day
     of his last infection.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     cgd

_F_o_r_m_a_t:


       id:             subject identifiction number
       center:         enrolling center
       random:         date of randomization
       treatment:      placebo or gamma interferon
       sex:            
       age:            age in years, at study entry
       height:         height in cm at study entry
       weight:         weight in kg at study entry
       inherit:        pattern of inheritance
       steroids:       use of steroids at study entry,1=yes
       propylac:       use of prophylactic antibiotics at study entry
       hos.cat:        a categorization of the centers into 4 groups
       tstart, tstop:  start and end of each time interval
       status:         1=the interval ends with an infection
       enum:           observation number within subject

_S_o_u_r_c_e:

     Fleming and Harrington, Counting Processes and Survival Analysis,
     appendix D.2.

