zwa: Weight-for-age z-scores

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zwaR Documentation

Weight-for-age z-scores

Description

Calculate z-scores using with the WHO growth standards (0-5 years) and WHO growth references (5-10 years).

Usage

zwa(weight, age, sex, trim_extreme_z = FALSE)

Arguments

weight

Weight (kg)

age

Age (days)

sex

Sex, coded as "F" and "M"

trim_extreme_z

Replace extreme scores (ZWA > 5 or ZWA < -6), described as biologically implausible by WHO, with NA.

Value

A vector of weight-for-age z-scores


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