Diagnostic Tests on Patients with Cushing's Syndrome

Arguments

Tetrahydrocortisone urinary excretion rate (mg/24hr) of Tetrahydrocortisone.
Pregnanetriol urinary excretion rate (mg/24hr) of Pregnanetriol.
Type underlying type of syndrome, coded a (adenoma) , b (bilateral hyperplasia), c (carcinoma) or u for unknown.

Format

The Cushings data frame has 27 rows and 3 columns:

Description

Cushing's syndrome is a hypertensive disorder associated with over-secretion of cortisol by the adrenal gland. The observations are urinary excretion rates of two steroid metabolites.

Source

J. Aitchison and I. R. Dunsmore (1975) Statistical Prediction Analysis. Cambridge University Press, Tables 11.1-3.


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