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Convert Raw Variable Names to Human-Readable Display Labels

Source: R/label_helpers.R
pretty_name.Rd

Converts snake_case, camelCase, or dot-delimited variable names into clean, title-cased labels suitable for tables and figures. Preserves common clinical acronyms (e.g. BMI, ID, IBS, HR, SD, IQR, CBE, RNA, DNA).

Usage

pretty_name(
  x,
  acronyms = c("BMI", "ID", "IBS", "HR", "SD", "IQR", "CBE", "RNA", "DNA", "CV", "AUC",
    "ROC", "IPCW")
)

Arguments

x

Character vector of variable names.

acronyms

Optional character vector of terms to keep uppercase.

Value

Character vector of formatted display labels.

Examples

pretty_name(c("patient_bmi", "follow_up_time", "hr_ratio_sd"))
#> [1] "Patient BMI"    "Follow Up Time" "HR Ratio SD"