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Categorical non-HDL cholesterol level

Source: R/cholesterol-and-obesity.R
categorize_nonHDL.Rd

This function categorizes individuals' non-HDL cholesterol levels based on a threshold value.

Usage

categorize_nonHDL(nonHDL)

Arguments

nonHDL

Numeric value representing an individual's non-HDL cholesterol level.

Value

A categorical value indicating the non-HDL cholesterol category:

  • 1: High non-HDL cholesterol (nonHDL >= 4.3)

  • 2: Normal non-HDL cholesterol (nonHDL < 4.3)

  • NA(b): Missing or invalid input

Examples

# Example 1: Categorize a nonHDL value of 5.0 as high non-HDL cholesterol
categorize_nonHDL(5.0)
#> [1] 1
# Output: 1

# Example 2: Categorize a nonHDL value of 3.8 as normal non-HDL cholesterol
categorize_nonHDL(3.8)
#> [1] 2
# Output: 2