Is it SAFE to require(someMapping[msg.sender] > 0) in a function modifier?

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Context:

A common access check or modifier is to use something like: require(boolMapping[msg.sender] == true); to ensure the caller is approved to use a function.

Since mapping (address => uint256) uintMapping defaults all unset values to 0 , my question is:

Question: Is it safe to use this:

require(uintMapping[msg.sender] > 0, "not authorised");

instead of this:

require(boolMapping[msg.sender] == true, "not authorised");

to restrict use of a function, assuming pre-authorised accounts are set with values greater than zero?

(This would help condense the amount of storage required on a contract where users already have associated non-zero numbers, as we wouldn't need to use a struct or a second auth mapping).

Thank you!