calc_percent_excess: Calculate percentage relative to a given base percentile

In childsds: Data and Methods Around Reference Values in Pediatrics

Calculate percentage relative to a given base percentile

Description

Calculate percentage relative to a given base percentile

Usage

calc_percent_excess(
  bmi = NULL,
  age = NULL,
  sex = NULL,
  ref.perc = 50,
  ref,
  item = "bmi",
  rownr = NULL
)

Arguments

bmi	vector of bmi
age	vector of age
sex	vector of sex (coding "male" and "female") is assumend
ref.perc	single value: reference percentile (0,100)
ref	RefGroup object
item	item within ref
rownr	indicator of order

Details

The function calculates the percentage of a given bmi value relative to a specific percentile

Value

vector containing values between 0 and 1

Author(s)

Mandy Vogel

childsds documentation built on April 4, 2025, 1:49 a.m.