So I have a variable called cumlative dosage. I want to code a patient to see if they are above or the below the median dosage.
So when I run:
proc means data=temp n min max median;
var avcumdos_6wper;
run;
This is the following output
N Minimum Maximum Median
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So I want to calculate a flag variable around that mean. where flag=. if avcumdos_6wper=., flag=1 if avcumdos_6wper <= median or flag=2 if avcumdos_6wper> median.
So I figure I can do this via sql, but i can't seem to get it to work. It just copies the variable. This is my code thus far:
proc sql;
create table temp1 as
select patientid, visit, avcumdos_6wper, median(avcumdos_6wper) as mv,
case when avcumdos_6wper = . then .
when avcumdos_6wper <= calculated mv then 1
when avcumdos_6wper > calculated mv then 2
else 999 end as flag
from temp;
Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong?
Are you on SAS 9.4? Before SAS 9.4 proc SQL cannot calculate the median.
If median works it is only working on one record at a time with your syntax. My current SAS does not have the median function available in SQL but you may be looking for something like:
proc sql;
create table temp1 as
select patientid, visit, avcumdos_6wper, b.mv,
case when avcumdos_6wper = . then .
when avcumdos_6wper <= b.mv then 1
when avcumdos_6wper > b.mv then 2
else 999 end as flag
from temp join (select median(avcumdos_6wper) as mv from temp) as b;
quit;
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