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get_weight_class

Given vectors of age, BMI, recumbent length, weight, and gender, categorizes weight classes using CDC and WHO categories.

Description

Given vectors of age, BMI, recumbent length, weight, and gender, categorizes weight classes using CDC and WHO categories.

Usage

get_weight_class(age_years, age_months, bmi, recumlen, weight, gender)

Arguments

`age_years`	A vector of ages in years.
`age_months`	A vector of ages in months.
`bmi`	A vector of BMIs.
`recumlen`	A vector of heights or recumbent lengths in cm.
`weight`	A vector of body weights in kg.
`gender`	A vector of genders (as 'Male' or 'Female').

Value

A character vector of weight classes. Each element will be one of 'Underweight', 'Normal', 'Overweight', or 'Obese'.

Author(s)

Caroline Ring

References

Ring, Caroline L., et al. "Identifying populations sensitive to environmental chemicals by simulating toxicokinetic variability." Environment International 106 (2017): 105-118

httk

High-Throughput Toxicokinetics

v2.0.4

GPL-3

Authors

John Wambaugh [aut, cre] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4024-534X>), Robert Pearce [aut] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3168-4049>), Caroline Ring [aut] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0463-1251>), Greg Honda [aut] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7713-9850>), Mark Sfeir [aut], Matt Linakis [aut] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0526-2395>), Sarah Davidson [aut] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2891-9380>), Miyuki Breen [ctb] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8511-4653>), Shannon Bell [ctb], Xiaoqing Chang [ctb] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0752-1848>), Jimena Davis [ctb], James Sluka [ctb] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5901-1404>), Nisha Sipes [ctb] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4203-6426>), Barbara Wetmore [ctb] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6878-5348>), Woodrow Setzer [ctb] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6709-9186>)

Initial release

2021-05-07