Category: Dataset

Abstract This dataset contains information on the 443 of 451 patients who had bariatric surgery at the Cleveland Clinic between 2005 and 2009 and underwent livery biopsy.  These data are from Wu et al (2012), who conducted a retrospective cohort study to estimate the prevalence of liver steatosis (fatty liver disease) and fibrosis in these […]

Abstract This dataset contains information on 237 criminal cases litigated in Florida, United States, between 2005 and 2013.  Ackermann, Goodman, Gilbert et al (2015) investigated whether, in this setting of Stand Your Ground applicability (Fla Stat. 776.012, Fla Stat. 776.031, Fla Stat. 776.032), there exist statistically significant race differences in conviction.  Multiple predictor logistic regression […]

Abstract This is a subset of the data from two Supplements to the Current Population Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. Soulakova and Crockett (2023) investigated the joint role of race/ethnicity and health insurance coverage and their relationship to current smoking among adults in the United States. The data in this subset (n=39,882) represent […]

Abstract 100 km ultra-marathons are increasingly popular among endurance athletes which, given the extreme distance and associated physical demands, raises the question of the role of emotional preparedness. This dataset is that of Samtleben (2021), who investigated the role of emotional intelligence (EI) on participants’ 100km ultra-marathon personal best times in multiple predictor analyses that […]

Abstract This dataset contains baseline data from a 14-year cohort study by Freeman et al (2001) that investigated race differences among 375 participants (182 African Americans versus 193 Caucasians) in the occurrence of  hot flashes (# events = 118) during the late reproductive years. Both the primary outcome and predictor variables are binary and include […]

Abstract This dataset contains information on 7908 participants in a 2005-2014 retrospective cohort study of intraoperative core temperature during colorectal surgery and its association with risk of surgical site infection (Walters et al, 2020).  There are two primary predictor measurements of core temperature and three infection outcomes.  Covariate data is also available, including demographics, comorbidities, […]

Abstract This is a study of intraoperative mean arterial pressure in obstructive sleep apnea patients undergoing weight loss (bariatric) surgical procedures.  Participants are 281 adult patients diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea within two years prior to their bariatric surgery. In addition to mean arterial pressure, the dataset includes information on demographics, nocturnal oxygen status, comorbidities, […]

Abstract Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in two age ranges who were receiving care at a clinic in Philadelphia are included. Variables include age and sex, several indicators of disease activity and whether or not patients were administered selected common treatments for RA. The dataset is suitable for simple data description, chi-square tests, unpaired t-tests, and […]

Abstract Maternal periodontal disease has been linked in observational studies to preterm birth (< 37 weeks) and low birth weight (< 2500 g) outcomes. The Obstetrics and Periodontal Therapy study was a multi-center randomized trial evaluating the effect of nonsurgical periodontal treatment intervention on preterm birth, comparing outcomes of women treated before 21 weeks gestation […]

Abstract This data set contains 103 patients who were scheduled to undergo an upper extremity procedure suitable for supraclavicular anesthesia. Patients were randomly assigned to either (1) combined group-ropivacaine and mepivacaine mixture; or (2) sequential group-mepivacaine followed by ropivacaine. A number of demographic and post-op pain medication variables (fentanyl, alfentanil, midazolam) were collected. The primary […]