intersectCohorts {CohortConstructor} | R Documentation |
Generate a combination cohort set between the intersection of different cohorts.
Description
intersectCohorts()
combines different cohort entries, with those records
that overlap combined and kept. Cohort entries are when an individual was in
both of the cohorts.
Usage
intersectCohorts(
cohort,
cohortId = NULL,
gap = 0,
returnNonOverlappingCohorts = FALSE,
keepOriginalCohorts = FALSE,
name = tableName(cohort)
)
Arguments
cohort |
A cohort table in a cdm reference. |
cohortId |
Vector identifying which cohorts to include (cohort_definition_id or cohort_name). Cohorts not included will be removed from the cohort set. |
gap |
Number of days between two subsequent cohort entries to be merged in a single cohort record. |
returnNonOverlappingCohorts |
Whether the generated cohorts are mutually exclusive or not. |
keepOriginalCohorts |
If TRUE the original cohorts will be return together with the new ones. If FALSE only the new cohort will be returned. |
name |
Name of the new cohort table created in the cdm object. |
Value
A cohort table.
Examples
library(CohortConstructor)
cdm <- mockCohortConstructor(nPerson = 100)
cdm$cohort3 <- intersectCohorts(
cohort = cdm$cohort2,
name = "cohort3",
)
settings(cdm$cohort3)
[Package CohortConstructor version 0.3.3 Index]