data-raw/README.md

In dewittpe/pedbp: Pediatric Blood Pressure

pedbp Raw Data

pedbp requires a lot of source data. This file documents when source data was accquired and what target data sets are built from the soruce data.

"Exported" Data

Data sets which are written into the data directory and accessed by end users by loading the namespace.

bp_parameters.rda
gemelli1990.rda
lo2013.rda
nhlbi_bp_norms.rda

"Internal" data

Data objects written into the file R/sysdata.rda

Sources

Blood Pressure

| File | Source | | :------------------------------------ | :-------------------- | | flynn2017_bp_boys.txt | Flynn et.al. (2017) | | flynn2017_bp_girls.txt | Flynn et.al. (2017) | | gemelli1990_male.txt | Gemelli et.al. (1990) | | gemelli1990_female.txt | Gemelli et.al. (1990) | | nhlbi_bp_norms_boys.csv | Expert Panel (2011) | | nhlbi_bp_norms_girls.csv | Expert Panel (2011) | | lo2013_bp_weight_height_bmi.txt | Lo et.al. (2013) |

CDC Growth Charts

Files:

• cdc2000/wtageinf.csv
• cdc2000/lenageinf.csv
• cdc2000/wtleninf.csv
• cdc2000/hcageinf.csv
• cdc2000/wtstat.csv
• cdc2000/wtage.csv
• cdc2000/statage.csv
• cdc2000/bmiagerev.csv

cdc2000/download.sh will download these files.

https://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/percentile_data_files.htm

Data used to produce the United States Growth Charts smoothed percentile curves are contained in 8 Excel data files representing the 8 different growth curves for infants (weight-for-age; length-for-age, weight-for-recumbent length; head circumference-for-age) and older children (weight-for-stature; weight-for-age; stature-for-age; and BMI-for-age). The file and corresponding chart names are below. These data remain unchanged from the initial release on May 30, 2000 of the growth charts.

WHO data

See the data-raw/who/ directory and the download.sh script.

dewittpe/pedbp documentation built on Jan. 26, 2025, 8:02 p.m.