getGenderString() public method

public getGenderString ( )
 /**
  * @param $patientId
  * @param $side
  * @param $element
  * @return array
  */
 public function getPCRData($patientId, $side, $element)
 {
     $pcr = array();
     $this->patient = \Patient::model()->findByPk((int) $patientId);
     $patientAge = $this->patient->getAge();
     $ageGroup = 0;
     if ($patientAge < 60) {
         $ageGroup = 1;
     } elseif ($patientAge >= 60 && $patientAge < 70) {
         $ageGroup = 2;
     } elseif ($patientAge >= 70 && $patientAge < 80) {
         $ageGroup = 3;
     } elseif ($patientAge >= 80 && $patientAge < 90) {
         $ageGroup = 4;
     } elseif ($patientAge >= 90) {
         $ageGroup = 5;
     }
     $gender = ucfirst($this->patient->getGenderString());
     $is_diabetic = 'N';
     if ($this->patient->getDiabetes()) {
         $is_diabetic = 'Y';
     }
     $is_glaucoma = 'N';
     if (strpos($this->patient->getSdl(), 'glaucoma') !== false) {
         $is_glaucoma = 'Y';
     }
     $risk = \PatientRiskAssignment::model()->findByAttributes(array("patient_id" => $patientId));
     $user = Yii::app()->session['user'];
     $user_id = $user->id;
     if (strpos(get_class($element), 'OphTrOperationnote') !== false) {
         $user_id = $this->getOperationNoteSurgeonId($patientId);
     }
     $user_data = \User::model()->findByPk($user_id);
     $doctor_grade_id = $user_data['originalAttributes']['doctor_grade_id'];
     $pcr['patient_id'] = $patientId;
     $pcr['side'] = $side;
     $pcr['age_group'] = $ageGroup;
     $pcr['gender'] = $gender;
     $pcr['diabetic'] = $is_diabetic;
     $pcr['glaucoma'] = $is_glaucoma;
     $pcr['lie_flat'] = $this->getCannotLieFlat($patientId);
     $no_view = 'N';
     $no_view_data = $this->getOpticDisc($patientId, $side);
     if (count($no_view_data) >= 1) {
         $no_view = 'Y';
     }
     $pcr['noview'] = $no_view;
     $pcr['allod'] = $this->getOpticDisc($patientId, $side, true);
     $pcr['anteriorsegment'] = $this->getPatientAnteriorSegment($patientId, $side);
     $pcr['doctor_grade_id'] = $doctor_grade_id;
     $pcr['axial_length_group'] = $this->getAxialLength($patientId, $side);
     return $pcr;
 }
 /**
  * @param \Patient $patient
  */
 protected function mapGenderFromPatient(\Patient $patient)
 {
     $gender_string = $patient->getGenderString();
     $gender = \Gender::model()->findByAttributes(array('name' => $gender_string));
     if ($gender) {
         $this->gender_id = $gender->id;
     }
 }