should_condense_binary: Check if a binary variable should be condensed without...

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Check if a binary variable should be condensed without category suffix

Description

Uses a greedy/liberal approach to determine if a binary variable's condensed display should omit the category name. Returns TRUE if EITHER level of the binary variable is a standard reference/affirmative value, OR if either level matches/contains the variable label.

Usage

should_condense_binary(ref_category, non_ref_category, label = NULL)

Arguments

ref_category	Character string with the reference category name (the level with NA estimate).
non_ref_category	Character string with the non-reference category name (the level with the actual estimate).
label	Optional character string with the variable label. Used for intelligent matching (e.g., "30-Day Readmission" label with "30-day readmission" / "No 30-day readmission" levels).

Details

This function is designed for binary (2-level) categorical variables where one level is a reference and one is the "event" or "condition" level.

Value

Logical indicating whether the binary variable should be condensed without appending the category name.

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