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Convert Minutes to Microlives

Source: R/micromort.R
as_microlife.Rd

A microlife represents a 30-minute change in life expectancy per day. This function converts minutes of life expectancy change to microlives.

Usage

as_microlife(minutes)

Arguments

minutes

Numeric. Life expectancy change in minutes.

  • Positive values = life gained (e.g., from exercise)

  • Negative values = life lost (e.g., from smoking)

Value

Numeric. Value in microlives (same sign as input).

Details

Unit definition: 1 microlife = 30 minutes of life expectancy change per day.

Sign convention:

  • Negative microlives = life expectancy loss (harmful)

  • Positive microlives = life expectancy gain (beneficial)

See also

as_micromort(), lle(), chronic_risks()

Other conversion: as_micromort(), as_probability(), lle(), value_of_micromort()

Examples

# Smoking 20 cigarettes/day: each costs ~30 mins = -600 mins total
as_microlife(-20 * 30)  # -20 microlives (life lost)
#> [1] -20

# Exercise 20 mins/day: gains ~60 mins life expectancy
as_microlife(60)        # +2 microlives (life gained)
#> [1] 2

# Being 5kg overweight: costs ~30 mins/day
as_microlife(-30)       # -1 microlife (life lost)
#> [1] -1