Description
Diabetes among women aged 21+ with Pima heritage
Details
Data on women belonging to the Pima tribe. The purpose is to study the associations between having diabetes and various physiological characteristics. Although there are surely other factors (including genetic) that influence the chance of having diabetes, the hope is that by having women who are genetically similar (all from the Pima tribe), that these other factors are naturally accounted for.
Format
A data frame with 392 observations on the following 9 variables.
Pregnant
a quantitative variable, number of times the woman has been pregnant
Glucose
a quantitative variable, plasma glucose concentration level
BloodPressure
a quantitative variable, diastolic blood pressure in mm Hg
BodyFat
a quantitative variable, a measurement of the triceps skinfold thickness which is an indicator of body fat percentage
Insulin
a quantitative variable, 2-hour serum insulin level
BMI
a quantitative variable, body mass index
Age
a quantitative variable, years
Diabetes
a categorical variable with levels: No, Yes
Age Group
a categorical variable with levels: Older (Age ≥ 40 years), Younger (Age < 40)