inst/examples/forestplot-example.r

In adayim/forestploter: Create a Flexible Forest Plot

library(grid)
# Read provided sample example data
dt <- read.csv(system.file("extdata", "example_data.csv", package = "forestploter"))

# Keep needed columns
dt <- dt[,1:6]

# indent the subgroup if there is a number in the placebo column
dt$Subgroup <- ifelse(is.na(dt$Placebo),
                      dt$Subgroup,
                      paste0("   ", dt$Subgroup))

# NA to blank or NA will be transformed to carachter.
dt$Treatment <- ifelse(is.na(dt$Treatment), "", dt$Treatment)
dt$Placebo <- ifelse(is.na(dt$Placebo), "", dt$Placebo)
dt$se <- (log(dt$hi) - log(dt$est))/1.96

# Add blank column for the forest plot to display CI.
# Adjust the column width with space.
dt$` ` <- paste(rep(" ", 20), collapse = " ")

# Create confidence interval column to display
dt$`HR (95% CI)` <- ifelse(is.na(dt$se), "",
                             sprintf("%.2f (%.2f to %.2f)",
                                     dt$est, dt$low, dt$hi))

# Define theme
tm <- forest_theme(base_size = 10,
                   refline_gp = gpar(col = "red"),
                   footnote_gp = gpar(col = "#636363", fontface = "italic"))

p <- forest(dt[,c(1:3, 8:9)],
            est = dt$est,
            lower = dt$low,
            upper = dt$hi,
            sizes = dt$se,
            ci_column = 4,
            ref_line = 1,
            arrow_lab = c("Placebo Better", "Treatment Better"),
            xlim = c(0, 4),
            ticks_at = c(0.5, 1, 2, 3),
            footnote = "This is the demo data. Please feel free to change\nanything you want.",
            theme = tm)

# Print plot
plot(p)