calculate_ideal_weight: Calculate ideal weight

Description Usage Arguments Details Value Examples

View source: R/goalweight.R

Description

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Calculate your ideal weight, based on your height or a desired bmi.

Usage

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calculate_ideal_weight(
  height,
  sex = NULL,
  desired_bmi = NULL,
  equation = "peterson"
)

Arguments

height

height in cm.

sex

one of male or female, Default: NULL

desired_bmi

a desired bmi. Needed for the peterson equation, Default: NULL

equation

character string setting the equation, Default: 'peterson'.

Details

https://www.gigacalculator.com/calculators/ideal-weight-calculator.php

Value

Weight in kg.

Examples

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calculate_ideal_weight(height = 180, sex = "male", equation = "robinson")
calculate_ideal_weight(height = 180, sex = "male", equation = "devine")
calculate_ideal_weight(height = 180, sex = "male", equation = "hamwi")
calculate_ideal_weight(height = 180, sex = "male", equation = "miller")
calculate_ideal_weight(height = 180, sex = "male", equation = "hammond")
calculate_ideal_weight(height = 180, equation = "broca")
calculate_ideal_weight(height = 180, desired_bmi = 22, equation = "peterson")
calculate_ideal_weight(height = 170, sex = "female", equation = "robinson")
calculate_ideal_weight(height = 170, sex = "female", equation = "devine")
calculate_ideal_weight(height = 170, sex = "female", equation = "hamwi")
calculate_ideal_weight(height = 170, sex = "female", equation = "miller")
calculate_ideal_weight(height = 170, sex = "female", equation = "hammond")

MarijnJABoer/befitteR documentation built on April 24, 2020, 5:43 a.m.