topic Setting a variable to a lagging value based on a flag possible using lag function in SAS Programming

Setting a variable to a lagging value based on a flag possible using lag function

Primavera — Sat, 15 Jan 2022 17:18:52 GMT

Hi All,

I have a dataset that can be simplified to the following for the purpose of my question:

ID	Dispflag	DRDiagnose
1	1
2		3
2		7
2	1
3		12
3	1
4	1
5		2
5		8
5	1
6		2
6	1
7	1
8	1
9		6
9		14
9		14
9	1

for each ID I want to set the value of DRDiagnose to the previous value of DRDiagnose if the Dispflag is 1. If there is no previous value for DRDiagnose for that ID (like for ID 1, 7, or 😎 then the value will remain missing. Basically, I want to get the following dataset:

ID	Dispflag	DRDiagnose
1	1
2		3
2		7
2	1	7
3		12
3	1	12
4	1
5		2
5		8
5	1	8
6		2
6	1	2
7	1
8	1
9		6
9		14
9		14
9	1	14

I thought I can do it in a few lines of code but it is not working:

data want;
set have;
by ID;
if (Dispflag eq 1) then DRDiagnose=lag(DRDiagnose);
run;

Does anyone know why my code is not working and have a fix for it or another solution to achieve the "want" dataset? Many thanks in advance.

Re: Setting a variable to a lagging value based on a flag possible using lag function

novinosrin — Sat, 15 Jan 2022 17:48:48 GMT



data have;
 infile cards truncover;
 input ID 	Dispflag	DRDiagnose;
 cards;
1	1	 
2	. 	3
2	 .	7
2	1	
3	.	12
3	1	 
4	1	 
5	.	2
5	.	8
5	1	 
6	.	2
6	1	 
7	1	 
8	1	 
9	.	6
9	.	14
9	.	14
9	1	 
;


data want ;
  set have ;
  by id ;
  retain t ;
  if first.id then t = . ;
  if DRDiagnose then t = DRDiagnose ;
  if Dispflag and not DRDiagnose and t then DRDiagnose = t ;
  drop t ;
run ;

Re: Setting a variable to a lagging value based on a flag possible using lag function

Ksharp — Mon, 17 Jan 2022 12:41:40 GMT

data have;
 infile cards truncover;
 input ID  Dispflag DRDiagnose;
 cards;
1 1  
2 .  3
2  . 7
2 1 
3 . 12
3 1  
4 1  
5 . 2
5 . 8
5 1  
6 . 2
6 1  
7 1  
8 1  
9 . 6
9 . 14
9 . 14
9 1  
;


data want ;
  set have ;
  lag=lag(DRDiagnose);
  if id=lag(id) and Dispflag then DRDiagnose=lag ;
  drop lag;
run;

Re: Setting a variable to a lagging value based on a flag possible using lag function

Primavera — Mon, 17 Jan 2022 18:23:09 GMT

Hi,

Thank you very much for your help. I tried this but it did not work. I was not able to fix it either. But using retain is an excellent idea. I was so stalked with lag that I did not even think of retain 😞

Re: Setting a variable to a lagging value based on a flag possible using lag function

Primavera — Mon, 17 Jan 2022 18:28:54 GMT

Hi,

Thank you so much. All that was needed was to add that dummy variable "lag" and drop it at the end. Very interesting.