SPSS Building a Basic Data Set
vwccspt12
MD2_applicationData.pdf
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Module 2 Application Data Set
This data set on the following page does not contain actual patient information. However, relationships have been built into the measures that may reflect actual associations found in health.
The invented background for this data is that of a sample of blood pressures and BMIs measured for clinic patients who were then followed for up to a 20-year period. These patients were followed until their deaths, and their final age was recorded. A data dictionary describing the measures follows the data.
Data
ID Num
Age BP
sex
Systolic BP
Diastolic BP
BMI
Death age
diabetic
Place
1 68 0 139 81 25 84 0 1 2 57 1 170 110 41 64 1 3 3 41 1 151 109 36 59 1 3 4 79 0 140 85 30 81 0 2 5 49 0 165 100 39 69 1 2 6 68 0 141 82 29 86 0 1 7 69 0 138 81 25 89 0 1 8 70 1 149 85 32 78 0 2 9 39 1 189 100 48 47 1 3
10 42 1 152 88 35 60 1 3 11 51 1 150 90 38 70 1 3 12 66 0 153 89 36 73 0 2 13 70 1 145 85 30 81 0 2 14 75 0 139 79 23 92 0 1 15 72 0 144 86 29 91 0 1 16 42 1 171 91 44 61 1 3 17 71 1 150 90 35 74 0 2 18 58 0 141 87 30 75 0 1 19 40 0 175 93 44 60 1 2 20 25 1 180 90 45 40 1 3 21 48 0 146 85 29 67 0 1 22 29 1 160 97 39 49 1 3 23 73 0 137 81 25 92 0 1 24 66 1 167 95 40 68 1 3 25 55 0 190 99 50 65 1 2
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Data Dictionary
Name Type Label Values Missing Measure
ID_Num
Numeric
A unique and encrypted ID number for a patient
None
Nominal
Age_BP
Numeric
Initial visit age in years when a patient’s blood pressure was recorded
None
Scale
sex
Numeric
Sex of patient
0 = female, 1 = male
None
Nominal
Systolic_BP
Numeric
Systolic blood pressure at initial visit
None
Scale
Diastolic_BP
Numeric
Diastolic blood pressure at initial visit
None
Scale
BMI Numeric Body Mass Index None Scale Death_age
Numeric
Follow-up age at death in whole years
None
Scale
diabetic
Numeric
Diabetic status of patient
0 = nondiabetic, 1 = diabetes
None
Nominal
Place
Numeric
Census designation for patient’s residence
1 = rural, 2 = suburban, 3 = urban
None
Ordinal
