dob2age: Calculate age from DOB

In epocakir: Clinical Coding of Patients with Kidney Disease

Calculate age from DOB

Description

Calculate age from DOB

Usage

dob2age(dob, age_on = lubridate::today(), fun = NULL, units = "years", ...)

Arguments

dob	The date or vector of dates representing date(s) of birth.
age_on	(Date) The date on which age is to be calculated. Defaults to today.
fun	(function) The function to be applied to the age, e.g. floor. Defaults to NULL.
units	(character) The units to measure age in, e.g. "years". Only used if fun is specified. Defaults to "years".
...	Further optional arguments that will be passed to fun

Value

(duration) The age as a duration.

Examples

dob2age(lubridate::as_date("1990-01-01"))
dob2age(
  dob = c(
    lubridate::as_date("1990-01-01"),
    lubridate::as_date("1994-01-01"),
    lubridate::as_date("1998-01-01")
  ),
  age_on = lubridate::as_date("2002-12-31"),
  fun = floor
)

epocakir documentation built on Jan. 6, 2023, 5:25 p.m.