zba: BMI-for-age z-scores

In simisc/whozr: Convert Raw Anthrops to WHO Z-Scores

BMI-for-age z-scores

Description

Calculate z-scores using with the WHO growth standards (0-5 years) and WHO growth references (5-19 years).

Usage

zba(bmi, age, sex, trim_extreme_z = FALSE)

Arguments

bmi	BMI
age	Age (days)
sex	Sex, coded as "F" and "M"
trim_extreme_z	Replace extreme scores (ZBA > 5 or ZBA < -5), described as biologically implausible by WHO, with NA.

Value

A vector of BMI-for-age z-scores

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