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This function categorizes individuals' weekly physical activity levels based on a threshold value.

Usage

categorize_minperweek(minperweek)

Arguments

minperweek

Numeric value representing an individual's minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) per week.

Value

A categorical value indicating the physical activity category:

  • 1: Meets or exceeds the recommended 150 minutes of MVPA per week (minperweek >= 150)

  • 2: Below the recommended 150 minutes of MVPA per week (minperweek < 150)

  • NA(b): Missing or invalid input

Examples

# Example 1: Categorize 180 minutes of MVPA per week as meeting the recommendation
categorize_minperweek(180)
#> [1] 1
# Output: 1

# Example 2: Categorize 120 minutes of MVPA per week as below the recommendation
categorize_minperweek(120)
#> [1] 2
# Output: 2