create_interactions {qvirus}R Documentation

Create Interactions from CD4 and Viral Load Data

Description

This function computes the differences in CD4 counts and viral load from the provided datasets. It returns standardized values and logs transformed viral loads, enabling interaction analysis for further modeling.

Usage

create_interactions(cd_data, vl_data)

Arguments

cd_data

A data frame containing CD4 counts. Each row should represent an individual, and each column should represent a different time point or measurement.

vl_data

A data frame containing viral load measurements. It should have the same structure as cd_data, with rows for individuals and columns for time points.

Value

A list of class "interaction" containing:

cd_diff

A numeric vector of CD4 differences computed from the input cd_data.

cds_diff

A numeric vector of standardized CD4 differences.

vl_diff

A numeric vector of viral load differences computed from the input vl_data.

vlog_diff

A numeric vector of log-transformed viral load differences.

vlogs_diff

A numeric vector of standardized log-transformed viral load differences.

Examples

# Example data frames for CD4 counts and viral loads
data(cd_3)
data(vl_3)

# Create interactions
create_interactions(cd_3[, -1], vl_3[, -1])

[Package qvirus version 0.0.3 Index]