For those who might be in need for a solution in pug template engine and NodeJs back-end, you can use this:
If values are not boolean(IE: true or false), code below works fine:
input(type='radio' name='sex' value='male' checked=(dbResult.sex ==='male') || (dbResult.sex === 'newvalue') )
input(type='radio' name='sex' value='female' checked=(dbResult.sex ==='female) || (dbResult.sex === 'newvalue'))
If values are boolean(ie: true or false), use this instead:
input(type='radio' name='isInsurable' value='true' checked=singleModel.isInsurable || (singleModel.isInsurable === 'true') )
input(type='radio' name='isInsurable' value='false' checked=!singleModel.isInsurable || (singleModel.isInsurable === 'false'))
the reason for this || operator is to re-display new values if editing fails due to validation error and you have a logic to send back the new values to your front-end