DALY (version 1.1.0)

aggregate.DALY: Aggregate method for class 'DALY'

Description

Aggregate DALY Calculator output by outcome, age/sex class, or both.

Usage

## S3 method for class 'DALY':
aggregate(x, by = NULL, \dots)

Arguments

x

Object of class 'DALY'

by

Any of c("outcome", "class", "total")

...

Further arguments passed to or from other methods

Value

• For by == "outcome":
• i
  List containing vectors of DALYs, YLDs, YLLs, Cases and Deaths for each outcome i
• pop
  Population matrix
• name
  Name of the disease
• For by == "class":
• DALY
  Vector of DALYs aggregated by age/sex class
• YLD
  Vector of YLDs aggregated by age/sex class
• YLL
  Vector of YLLs aggregated by age/sex class
• Cases
  Vector of Cases aggregated by age/sex class
• Deaths
  Vector of Deaths aggregated by age/sex class
• pop
  Population matrix
• name
  Name of the disease
• For by == "total":
• DALY
  Vector of DALYs aggregated by outcome and age/sex class
• YLD
  Vector of YLDs aggregated by outcome and age/sex class
• YLL
  Vector of YLLs aggregated by outcome and age/sex class
• Cases
  Vector of Cases aggregated by outcome and age/sex class
• Deaths
  Vector of Deaths aggregated by outcome and age/sex class
• pop
  Population matrix
• name
  Name of the disease

See Also

print.DALY, summary.DALY DALYcalculator (for a brief description of the DALY Calculator) DALYmanual (for a more comprehensive overview)

Examples

## load the Neurocysticercosis example
setDALYexample(1)

## initiate the Monte Carlo simulation process
## and store results in object 'x'
x <- getDALY()

## store simulations aggregated by outcome and age/sex class
y <- aggregate(x, by = "total")

summary(y$DALY)  # default summary of total DALYs
hist(y$Deaths)   # default histogram of total Deaths