calculate_diamond_forrester_1979_ptp {pretestcad} | R Documentation |
Calculate Diamond-Forrester 1979 PTP for obstructive CAD
Description
This function returns a patient's pre-test Probability (PTP) of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) based on Diamond-Forrester 1979 model.
Usage
calculate_diamond_forrester_1979_ptp(
age,
sex,
chest_pain_type,
output = c("numeric", "percentage")
)
Arguments
age |
Input integer value to indicate the age of the patient. |
sex |
Input characters (female, male) to indicate the sex of the patient.
|
chest_pain_type |
Input characters (typical, atypical, nonanginal) to indicate the chest pain characteristics of the patient.
|
output |
Input text to indicate the how pre-test probability results be expressed Default: c("numeric", "percentage")
|
Value
A numeric or percentage representing the patient's PTP for obstructive CAD based on Diamond-Forrester 1979 model.
Examples
# 35 year old female with typical chest pain
calculate_diamond_forrester_1979_ptp(
age = 35,
sex = "female",
chest_pain_type = "typical",
output = "percentage"
)
# 65 year old male with nonanginal chest pain
calculate_diamond_forrester_1979_ptp(
age = 65,
sex = "male",
chest_pain_type = "nonanginal",
output = "percentage"
)