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

armd

Format

A data frame with 867 rows and 8 columns:

subject

A factor with 234 levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, ..., 240

treat.f

A factor with 2 levels: Placebo, Active

visual0

An integer vector with values ranging from 20 to 85

miss.pat

A factor with 8 levels: ----, ---X, --X-, --XX, -XX-, ..., X-XX

time.f

A factor with 4 levels: 4wks, 12wks, 24wks, 52wks

time

A numeric vector with values 4, 12, 24, 52

visual

An integer vector with values ranging from 3 to 85

tp

A numeric vector with values 1, 2, 3, 4 corresponding to time points 4, 12, 24, 52, respectively

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.

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.

See also

Examples

library(nlmeU)
data(armd)
summary(armd)
#>     subject       treat.f       visual0        miss.pat     time.f   
#>  2      :  4   Placebo:451   Min.   :20.0   ----   :752   4wks :231  
#>  4      :  4   Active :416   1st Qu.:45.0   ---X   : 72   12wks:227  
#>  6      :  4                 Median :56.0   --XX   : 16   24wks:214  
#>  7      :  4                 Mean   :54.9   --X-   : 12   52wks:195  
#>  8      :  4                 3rd Qu.:66.0   -XXX   :  6              
#>  9      :  4                 Max.   :85.0   X---   :  6              
#>  (Other):843                                (Other):  3              
#>       time           visual            tp      
#>  Min.   : 4.00   Min.   : 3.00   Min.   :1.00  
#>  1st Qu.: 4.00   1st Qu.:36.00   1st Qu.:1.00  
#>  Median :12.00   Median :50.00   Median :2.00  
#>  Mean   :21.83   Mean   :48.45   Mean   :2.43  
#>  3rd Qu.:24.00   3rd Qu.:62.00   3rd Qu.:3.00  
#>  Max.   :52.00   Max.   :85.00   Max.   :4.00  
#>