age_risk: Returns the specific rates associated with being infected...

In epiCo: Statistical and Viz Tools for Vector-Borne Diseases in Colombia

Returns the specific rates associated with being infected given age and sex

Description

Function that returns the specific rates of being infected given age and sex

Usage

age_risk(age, population_pyramid, sex = NULL, plot = FALSE)

Arguments

age	A vector with the ages of cases in years from 0 to 100 years
population_pyramid	A dataframe with the count of individuals with the columns age, population and sex
sex	A vector with the sex of cases 'F' and 'M'. The default value is NULL
plot	A boolean for displaying a plot. The default value is FALSE

Value

A dataframe with the proportion or total count of individuals

Examples

pop_pyramid <- population_pyramid("15001", 2015,
  sex = TRUE, total = TRUE,
  plot = FALSE
)
ages <- round(runif(150, 0, 100))
sex <- c(rep("M", 70), rep("F", 80))
age_risk(
  age = ages, sex = sex, population_pyramid = pop_pyramid,
  plot = TRUE
)

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