plotClarkeGrid: Plot a Clarke Error Grid

Description

The function uses ggplot to draw the Clarke error grid lines according to the criteria described in the original publication by Clarke et. al. (see reference below). If zones have not already been assigned via the zones parameter, the function getClarkeZones is called first. The values in referenceVals and testVals are then superimposed as a scatter plot. Some basic plot parameters can be specified as arguments, but the return value can also be stored and modified further before plotting (see examples and vignette).

Usage

plotClarkeGrid(referenceVals, testVals, title = "Clarke Error Grid", xlab = "Reference Glucose Concentration (mg/dL)", ylab = "Test Glucose Concentration (mg/dL)", linesize = 0.5, linetype = "solid", linecolor = "black", linealpha = 0.6, pointsize = 2, pointalpha = 1, zones = NA)

Arguments

referenceVals

A vector of glucose values obtained via the reference method.

testVals

A vector of glucose values obtained via a non-reference method (e.g. a new meter). The values in this vector are paired with those in referenceVals, so the length should be the same.

title

The main plot title. Defaults to "Clarke Error Grid".

xlab

The x-axis label. Defaults to "Reference Glucose Concentration (mg/dL)".

ylab

The y-axis label. Defaults to "Test Glucose Concentration (mg/dL)".

linesize

The size to be used when drawing the zone lines. The acceptable values are the same as for geom_segment. The default is 0.5.

linetype

The type of line to be used when drawing the zone lines. The acceptable values are the same as for geom_segment. The default is "solid".

linecolor

The color of the zone lines. The acceptable values are the same as for geom_segment. The default is "black".

linealpha

The alpha (transparency) level to be used when drawing the zone lines. The acceptable values are the same as for geom_segment. The default is 0.6.

pointsize

The size to be used when plotting the glucose data points. The acceptable values are the same as for geom_point. The default is 2.

pointalpha

The alpha (transparency) level to be used when plotting the glucose data points. The acceptable values are the same as for geom_point. The default is 1.

zones

An optional character vector specifying the Clarke zones for each paired value. If this is not supplied, getClarkeZones will be called to generate zone labels.

Value

A ggplot object is returned. If the return value is not assigned, a plot is drawn.

References

Clarke, W. L., D. Cox, L. A. Gonder-Frederick, W. Carter, and S. L. Pohl. "Evaluating Clinical Accuracy of Systems for Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose." Diabetes Care 10, no. 5 (September 1, 1987): 622-28.

Examples

Run this code

library(ggplot2)

# default
plotClarkeGrid(glucose_data$ref, glucose_data$test)

# with options
plotClarkeGrid(glucose_data$ref, glucose_data$test,
              pointsize=1.5,
              pointalpha=0.6,
              linetype="dashed")

# store return value and modify
ceg <- plotClarkeGrid(glucose_data$ref, glucose_data$test)

ceg + theme_gray() +
   theme(plot.title = element_text(size = rel(2), colour = "blue"))