Check UK Biobank field IDs — fields_to

Check if provided field IDs are valid and return all possible phenotype names in the UK Biobank RAP

Usage

fields_to_phenos(fields, filename = "", abort = TRUE, verbose = FALSE)

Arguments

fields: A vector of character strings. The field IDs to check if valid.
filename: A string. If provided, will save as a fieldname file ready for the table-exporter (including "eid"). default=""
abort: Logical. Abort if a field is missing?, default=TRUE
verbose: Logical. Be verbose, default=FALSE

Value

Returns a vector of strings (valid phenotypes).

Author

Luke Pilling

Examples


# not instanced, not arrayed
fields_to_phenos("31")  # sex

# instanced, not arrayed
fields_to_phenos("53")  # assessment date

# instanced and arrayed
fields_to_phenos("93")  # systolic blood pressure, manual reading

# instanced and arrayed, MRI assessments only
fields_to_phenos("12673") # Heart rate recorded during vicorder run (Heart MRI)

# check multiple simultaneously
fields_to_phenos(c("31","93"))

# only warn if an invalid field is provided (default is to abort)
fields_to_phenos(c("31","notafield","93"))
fields_to_phenos(c("31","notafield","93"), abort=FALSE)

# save as fieldname file for the table-exporter (don't forget to upload to the RAP)
fields_to_phenos(c("31","93"), filename="fieldnames.txt")