zma: MUAC-for-age z-scores

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

MUAC-for-age z-scores

Description

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

Usage

zma(muac, age, sex, trim_extreme_z = FALSE)

Arguments

muac	Mid-upper arm cicrumference (cm)
age	Age (days)
sex	Sex, coded as "F" and "M"
trim_extreme_z	Replace extreme scores (ZMA > 5 or ZMA < -5), described as biologically implausible by WHO, with NA.

Value

A vector of MUAC-for-length z-scores

simisc/whozr documentation built on March 24, 2023, 5:14 p.m.