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SASstudent2012
Calcite | Level 5

All,

I am a student and keep getting an error when setting up estimate and contrast statements. I'm trying to build a model for the association between mean glucose and exercise status, and control for possible confounding. Below is the log, and I keep getting this error message "Effects used in the ESTIMATE statement must have appeared previously in the MODEL statement." I don't understand why I keep getting this - the variables 'waist' and 'diabetes' are in the model statement. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong/can help me out?

Thanks!

89   proc glm data=testdata1;

90   class diabetes;

91   model glucose = waist diabetes/solution;

92   estimate 'diabetes: waist = 80' diabetes 1 -1 waist*diabetes 80 -80;

ERROR: Effects used in the ESTIMATE statement must have appeared previously in the MODEL

       statement.

NOTE: The previous statement has been deleted.

93   estimate 'diabetes: waist = 110' diabetes 1 -1 waist*diabetes 110 -110;

ERROR: Effects used in the ESTIMATE statement must have appeared previously in the MODEL

       statement.

NOTE: The previous statement has been deleted.

94   estimate 'diabetes: waist = 140' diabetes 1 -1 waist*diabetes 140 -140;

ERROR: Effects used in the ESTIMATE statement must have appeared previously in the MODEL

       statement.

NOTE: The previous statement has been deleted.

95   contrast '80 vs. 90'  diabetes 1 -1 waist*diabetes 80 -80, diabetes 1 -1 waist*diabetes 90

95 ! -90;

ERROR: Effects used in the CONTRAST statement must have appeared previously in the MODEL

       statement.

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data_null__
Jade | Level 19

Yes the variables are there but they only define the main effects effect for each variable.  You need to include the interaction effect waist*diabetes.

you can use vertical bar
glucose = waist | diabetes;

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data_null__
Jade | Level 19

Yes the variables are there but they only define the main effects effect for each variable.  You need to include the interaction effect waist*diabetes.

you can use vertical bar
glucose = waist | diabetes;

SASstudent2012
Calcite | Level 5

Thank you. I updated that line to model glucose = waist exercise waist*exercise/solution;

It worked.

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