For infants under 1 year, hematocrit was not measured in NHANES. Assume a log-normal distribution where plus/minus 1 standard deviation of the underlying normal distribution is given by the reference range. Draw hematocrit values from these distributions by age.
hematocrit_infants(age_months)
Vector of ages in months; all must be <= 12.
Vector of hematocrit percentages corresponding to the input vector of ages.
Age | Reference range |
<1 month | 31-49 |
1-6 months | 29-42 |
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