Peruvian Indians

A random sample of Peruvian Indians born in the Andes mountains, but who have since migrated to lower altitudes. The sample was collected to assess the long term effects of altitude on blood pressure.

Format

A data frame with 39 observations on 5 variables.

age

Numeric Subject's age.

years

Numeric Number of years since migration.

weight

Numeric Subject's weight (kg)

height

Numeric Subject's height (mm)

BP

Numeric Subject's systolic blood pressure (mm Hg; standard clinical unit in New Zealand).