Extracts LMS values from a gamlss object.

Extract LMS values from a gamlss object for solutions that transform the age axis according to the M-curve.

extractLMS(fit, data, sex = "M", grid = "classic", decimals = c(4, 4,
  4), flatAge = NULL)

Arguments

fit	A gamlss object containing the final fit on transformed age, t.age.
data	A data frame containing the original data, with both age and t.age
sex	A character vector indicating whether the fit applied to males sex="M" or females sex="F". The default is sex="M".
grid	A character vector indicating the desired age grid. See ageGrid() for possible options. The default is a grid="classic", a grid of 59 age points.
decimals	A numerical vector of length 3 indicating the number of significant digits for rounding of the L, M and S curves, respectively.
flatAge	A scalar indicating the age beyond which the L, M and S values should be constant. The default (NULL) is not to flatten the curves.

Value

A data frame with rows corresponding to time points, and with the following columns: sex,x,L,M,S.

Details

It is crucial that t.age in data correspond to exactly the same age transformation as used to fit the gamlss object. Age grid values beyond the range of data$age produce NA in the L, M and S values. Parameter flatAge should be one of the values of the age grid.

Examples

# NOT RUN {
#
library(gamlss)
boys <- boys7482

# calculate initial M curve
data <- na.omit(boys[,1:2])
f0154  <- gamlss(hgt~cs(age,df=15,c.spar=c(-1.5,2.5)),
                sigma.formula=~cs(age,df=4,c.spar=c(-1.5,2.5)),
                data=data,family=NO,
                control=gamlss.control(n.cyc=3))

# calculate transformed age
t.age <- fitted(lm(data$age~fitted(f0154)))
t.age <- t.age - min(t.age)
data.t <- data.frame(data,t.age=t.age)

# calculate final solution
f0106r <- gamlss(hgt~cs(t.age,df=10,c.spar=c(-1.5,2.5)),
                sigma.formula=~cs(t.age,df=6,c.spar=c(-1.5,2.5)),
                data=data.t,family=NO,
                control=gamlss.control(n.cyc=3))

# extract the LMS reference table in the 'classic' age grid
nl4.hgt.boys <- extractLMS(fit = f0106r, data=data.t, grid="compact",
               dec = c(0,2,5))
nl4.hgt.boys


# flatten the reference beyond age 20Y (not very useful in this data)
nl4.hgt.boys.flat <- extractLMS(fit = f0106r, data=data.t, flatAge=20)
nl4.hgt.boys.flat

# use log age transformation
data.t <- data.frame(data, t.age = log(data$age))
f0106rlog <- gamlss(hgt~cs(t.age,df=10,c.spar=c(-1.5,2.5)),
                sigma.formula=~cs(t.age,df=6,c.spar=c(-1.5,2.5)),
                data=data.t,family=NO,
                control=gamlss.control(n.cyc=1))

nl4.hgt.boys.log <- extractLMS(fit = f0106rlog, data=data.t)
nl4.hgt.boys.log
# }