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Using Marco and/or array to repeat a data step condition with different date parameters

sas_student1 — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 23:33:28 GMT

Hello SAS community!!!

I hope you are all doing well during these unprecedented times wherever in the world you are. And you and your families are safe and sound!!

Now to the question:

I have a dataset with multiple years of admissions and discharges. I want to be able to run a data step where I am calculating caredays dependent on the admission and discharge date. I have five years of data. So I am repeating the data statement dependent on the date variables. I cant figure out how to change the step into either a macro or array (or maybe it needs both) where I can change the dates once and it loops the data step depending on the time frames I have entered. Below is a sample of the datelines and the data step that I have, that works I just want to simplify it.

Here is the data step to make the table. This is of course a dummy table:

data have;
  length Hosp $1. ID $3. service $2. ;
  input Hosp ID service admission :mmddyy10. discharge :mmddyy10.;
  format admission mmddyy10. discharge mmddyy10.;

datalines;
A 123 IN 01/01/2018 01/05/2018
A 123 ER 04/01/2019 04/03/2019
A 123 OU 06/05/2017 06/30/2017
A 123 OU 08/01/2018 08/29/2019
A 123 ER 09/01/2019 09/05/2019
A 123 IN 10/01/2017 10/05/2017
A 456 IN 01/05/2015 01/15/2015
A 456 OU 01/25/2016 01/30/2016
A 456 IN 02/05/2018 02/15/2018
A 456 ER 02/16/2018 02/18/2019
;
run;

Following is the data step that I would like to simplify. You will notice that I have made flags for each years (see variable srv15, srv16 etc.) and then I use those in an if then do statement. Further I restrict each do loop with the admission and discharge criteria and I also calculate the care days for each year. You will notice that the do loops repeat by the years change. I tried running a macro and also an array the issue I am having is how to refer the date values.

 data have2;
 set have;
  if (admission<='31dec2015'd and discharge >='01jan2015'd)  then Srv15='1'; else Srv15='0';
     if (admission<='31dec2016'd  and discharge >='01jan2016'd )  then Srv16='1'; else Srv16='0';
     if (admission<='31dec2017'd  and discharge >='01jan2017'd ) then Srv17='1'; else Srv17='0';
     if (admission<='31dec2018'd  and discharge >='01jan2018'd ) then Srv18='1'; else Srv18='0';
	 if (admission<='31dec2019'd  and discharge >='01jan2019'd ) then Srv19='1'; else Srv19='0';

if Srv15='1' then do;
	if admission <'01jan2015'd then adcajul2015='01jan2015'd;
	else adcajul2015=admission;

      if discharge >'31dec2015'd  then adcrjul2015='31dec2015'd;
 	else if discharge =< '31dec2015'd then adcrjul2015= discharge;

 	caredays15 = adcrjul2015 - adcajul2015; 
end;

if Srv16='1' then do;
	if admission <'01jan2016'd then adcajul2016='01jan2016'd;
	else adcajul2016=admission;

     if discharge >'31dec2016'd  then adcrjul2016='31dec2016'd;
 	else if discharge =< '31dec2016'd then adcrjul2016= discharge;

	caredays16 = adcrjul2016 - adcajul2016; 
end;

if Srv17='1' then do;
	if admission <'01jan2017'd then adcajul2017='01jan2017'd;
	else adcajul2017=admission;

      if discharge >'31dec2017'd  then adcrjul2017='31dec2017'd;
 else if discharge =< '31dec2017'd then adcrjul2017= discharge;

 caredays17 = adcrjul2017 - adcajul2017; 
end;

if Srv18='1' then do;
	if admission <'01jan2018'd then adcajul2018='01jan2018'd;
	else adcajul2018=admission;

      if discharge >'31dec2018'd  then adcrjul2018='31dec2018'd;
 	else if discharge =< '31dec2018'd then adcrjul2018= discharge;

	caredays18 = adcrjul2018 - adcajul2018; 
end;

if Srv19='1' then do;
	if admission <'01jan2019'd then adcajul2019='01jan2019'd;
	else adcajul2019=admission;

	if discharge >'31dec2019'd  then adcrjul2019='31dec2019'd;
 else if discharge =< '31dec2019'd then adcrjul2019= discharge;

 caredays19 = adcrjul2019 - adcajul2019; 
end;

format adcajul2015 adcrjul2015 adcajul2016 adcrjul2016 adcajul2017 adcrjul2017 adcajul2018 adcrjul2018 
adcajul2019 adcrjul2019 mmddyy10.;
run;

Your help would be great!

Stay Safe!

Thanks!!!

Re: Using Marco and/or array to repeat a data step condition with different date parameters

ketpt42 — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 01:29:30 GMT

I think this will give you what you're looking for. Please double-check that I have duplicated your logic. I did modify your variable names so that they consistently have the 4-digit year in them. You should just have to modify the start_yr and end_yr macro variables if your data set contains different years.

%let start_yr=2015;
%let end_yr=2019;

data have2;
 set have;
 
 array Srv{&start_yr.:&end_yr.} $1 Srv&start_yr.-Srv&end_yr.;
 array adca{&start_yr.:&end_yr.} adcajul&start_yr.-adcajul&end_yr.;
 array adcr{&start_yr.:&end_yr.} adcrjul&start_yr.-adcrjul&end_yr.;
 array cdays{&start_yr.:&end_yr.} caredays&start_yr.-caredays&end_yr.;
 format adca: adcr: mmddyys10.;
 
 do i = lbound(srv) to hbound(srv);
    if year(admission) = i and year(discharge) = i then srv(i) = '1';
    else srv(i) =  '0';
    
    if srv{i} = '1' then do;
        if year(admission) < i then adca{i} = mdy(1,1,i);
        else  adca{i} = admission;
        
        if year(discharge) > i then adcr{i} = mdy(12,31,i);
        else adcr{i} = discharge;
        
        cdays{i} = adcr{i} - adca{i};
    end;
 end;
 
 drop i;
 
run;

Re: Using Marco and/or array to repeat a data step condition with different date parameters

ChrisNZ — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 01:31:25 GMT

You could use arrays and loops and macros (who is Marco?), but really, there is no point for such a short program. You'd add complexity for no good reason.

You can make it more compact (and legible) though:

  if (admission<='31dec2015'd and discharge >='01jan2015'd)  then Srv15='1'; else Srv15='0';
     if (admission<='31dec2016'd  and discharge >='01jan2016'd )  then Srv16='1'; else Srv16='0';
     if (admission<='31dec2017'd  and discharge >='01jan2017'd ) then Srv17='1'; else Srv17='0';
     if (admission<='31dec2018'd  and discharge >='01jan2018'd ) then Srv18='1'; else Srv18='0';
	 if (admission<='31dec2019'd  and discharge >='01jan2019'd ) then Srv19='1'; else Srv19='0';

if Srv15='1' then do;
	if admission <'01jan2015'd then adcajul2015='01jan2015'd;
	else adcajul2015=admission;

      if discharge >'31dec2015'd  then adcrjul2015='31dec2015'd;
 	else if discharge =< '31dec2015'd then adcrjul2015= discharge;

 	caredays15 = adcrjul2015 - adcajul2015; 
end;

can be written as:

 SRV15 = (admission<='31dec2015'd and discharge >='01jan2015'd) ;
 SRV16 = (admission<='31dec2016'd and discharge >='01jan2016'd) ;
 SRV17 = (admission<='31dec2017'd and discharge >='01jan2017'd) ;
 SRV18 = (admission<='31dec2018'd and discharge >='01jan2018'd) ;
 SRV19 = (admission<='31dec2019'd and discharge >='01jan2019'd) ;

if SRV15 then do;
  ADCAJUL2015 = max(ADCAJUL2015, '01jan2015'd);
  ADCRJUL2015 = min(ADCRJUL2015 ,'31dec2015'd);
  CAREDAYS15  = ADCRJUL2015 - ADCAJUL2015; 
end;

Re: Using Marco and/or array to repeat a data step condition with different date parameters

Patrick — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 01:42:48 GMT

Not sure that I fully understand what your desired result is. Does any of below two options give you what you're after? And if not what would you need differently?

data have;
  length Hosp $1. ID $3. service $2.;
  input Hosp ID service admission :mmddyy10. discharge :mmddyy10.;
  format admission mmddyy10. discharge mmddyy10.;
  datalines;
A 123 IN 01/01/2018 01/05/2018
A 123 ER 04/01/2019 04/03/2019
A 123 OU 06/05/2017 06/30/2017
A 123 OU 08/01/2018 08/29/2019
A 123 ER 09/01/2019 09/05/2019
A 123 IN 10/01/2017 10/05/2017
A 456 IN 01/05/2015 01/15/2015
A 456 OU 01/25/2016 01/30/2016
A 456 IN 02/05/2018 02/15/2018
A 456 ER 02/16/2018 02/18/2019
;

data caredays_total;
  set have;
  caredays=discharge -admission +1;
run;

proc print;
run;

data caredays_byYear(drop=_:);
  set have;
  _year_cnt=intck('year',admission,discharge);
  do _i=0 to _year_cnt;
    year=put(intnx('year',admission,_i,'b'),year4.);
    if _year_cnt=0 then
      caredays=discharge -admission +1;
    else if _i<_year_cnt then
      caredays=intnx('year',admission,0,'e') -admission +1;
    else
      caredays=discharge -intnx('year',discharge,0,'b') +1;
    output;
  end;
run;

proc print;
run;

Re: Using Marco and/or array to repeat a data step condition with different date parameters

Kurt_Bremser — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 05:45:30 GMT

So, in the end, you want to know the care days per patient and year?

Re: Using Marco and/or array to repeat a data step condition with different date parameters

Kurt_Bremser — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 08:40:29 GMT

@Patrick : calculating the caredays can be done easier:

data want;
set have;
do year = year(admission) to year(discharge);
  caredays = min(discharge,mdy(12,31,year)) - max(admission,mdy(1,1,year)) + 1;
  output;
end;
run;

Re: Using Marco and/or array to repeat a data step condition with different date parameters

Patrick — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 00:46:06 GMT

@Kurt_Bremser Nice one. I "felt" already while writing the code that there must be a simpler approach but didn't have a better idea at the time.