Cutomizing survival plots from PROC PHREG

[Gelareh]

Hello,

Does anyone know how I can change the line attributes in PROC PHREG? I'd like to make my lines thicker.I tried editing the 'Stat.Phreg.Graphics.Survival' template which is used for producing survival plot but I couldn't find out which part of code is addressing the line attributes.

The codes for 'Stat.Phreg.Graphics.Survival' template:

proc template;

define source Stat.Phreg.Graphics.Survival;

define statgraph Stat.PHReg.Graphics.Survival;

dynamic title1 title2 title3 title4 xviewMin xviewMax group groupIndex groupName plotCL plotHPD transparency piecewise _byline_

_bytitle_ _byfootnote_;

BeginGraph;

entrytitle TITLE1 TITLE3;

entrytitle TITLE2 TITLE4 / textattrs=GRAPHVALUETEXT;

layout overlay / xaxisopts=(linearopts=(viewmin=XVIEWMIN viewmax=XVIEWMAX)) yaxisopts=(label="Survival Probability"

shortlabel="Survival" linearopts=(viewmin=0 viewmax=1 tickvaluelist=(0 .2 .4 .6 .8 1.0)));

if (PLOTCL)

bandplot LimitLower=LOWERSURVIVAL LimitUpper=UPPERSURVIVAL x=TIME / group=GROUP index=GROUPINDEX modelname="Survival"

datatransparency=transparency;

endif;

if (PLOTHPD)

bandplot LimitLower=LOWERHPDSURVIVAL LimitUpper=UPPERHPDSURVIVAL x=TIME / group=GROUP index=GROUPINDEX modelname=

"Survival" datatransparency=transparency;

endif;

if (EXISTS(PIECEWISE))

seriesplot y=SURVIVAL x=TIME / group=GROUP index=GROUPINDEX name="Survival";

else

stepplot y=SURVIVAL x=TIME / group=GROUP index=GROUPINDEX name="Survival";

endif;

if (EXISTS(GROUP))

discretelegend "Survival" / location=outside title=GROUPNAME;

endif;

endlayout;

if (_BYTITLE_)

entrytitle _BYLINE_ / textattrs=GRAPHVALUETEXT;

else

if (_BYFOOTNOTE_)

entryfootnote halign=left _BYLINE_;

endif;

endif;

EndGraph;

end;

Thanks,

Gelareh

[Reeza · Accepted solution]

You can change it on the STEPPLOT statement using a linethicknessmax and min options?

stepplot y=SURVIVAL x=TIME / group=GROUP index=GROUPINDEX  linethicknessmax=5 linethicknessmin=5 name="Survival";

I don't know what the units are so pretty much guess and test from that point would be my suggestion. 

https://documentation.sas.com/?cdcId=pgmsascdc&cdcVersion=9.4_3.5&docsetId=grstatgraph&docsetTarget=...

---

@Gelareh wrote:

Hello,

Does anyone know how I can change the line attributes in PROC PHREG? I'd like to make my lines thicker.I tried editing the 'Stat.Phreg.Graphics.Survival' template which is used for producing survival plot but I couldn't find out which part of code is addressing the line attributes.

The codes for 'Stat.Phreg.Graphics.Survival' template:

proc template;

define source Stat.Phreg.Graphics.Survival;

define statgraph Stat.PHReg.Graphics.Survival;

dynamic title1 title2 title3 title4 xviewMin xviewMax group groupIndex groupName plotCL plotHPD transparency piecewise _byline_

_bytitle_ _byfootnote_;

BeginGraph;

entrytitle TITLE1 TITLE3;

entrytitle TITLE2 TITLE4 / textattrs=GRAPHVALUETEXT;

layout overlay / xaxisopts=(linearopts=(viewmin=XVIEWMIN viewmax=XVIEWMAX)) yaxisopts=(label="Survival Probability"

shortlabel="Survival" linearopts=(viewmin=0 viewmax=1 tickvaluelist=(0 .2 .4 .6 .8 1.0)));

if (PLOTCL)

bandplot LimitLower=LOWERSURVIVAL LimitUpper=UPPERSURVIVAL x=TIME / group=GROUP index=GROUPINDEX modelname="Survival"

datatransparency=transparency;

endif;

if (PLOTHPD)

bandplot LimitLower=LOWERHPDSURVIVAL LimitUpper=UPPERHPDSURVIVAL x=TIME / group=GROUP index=GROUPINDEX modelname=

"Survival" datatransparency=transparency;

endif;

if (EXISTS(PIECEWISE))

seriesplot y=SURVIVAL x=TIME / group=GROUP index=GROUPINDEX name="Survival";

else

stepplot y=SURVIVAL x=TIME / group=GROUP index=GROUPINDEX name="Survival";

endif;

if (EXISTS(GROUP))

discretelegend "Survival" / location=outside title=GROUPNAME;

endif;

endlayout;

if (_BYTITLE_)

entrytitle _BYLINE_ / textattrs=GRAPHVALUETEXT;

else

if (_BYFOOTNOTE_)

entryfootnote halign=left _BYLINE_;

endif;

endif;

EndGraph;

end;

Thanks,

Gelareh

---

[JeffMeyers]

Hello, There are a couple of ways to do this. First would be to go through the template and for each of the STEPPLOT or SERIESPLOT statements add a LINEATTRS=(thickness=N) where N is the size that you want the line to be (2pt, 3pt, 4px, etc). This would be added after the / in the plot statements. The other option (since I don't like to change templates but design my own graphs) would be to output the survival plot dataset from PHREG directly and then make an SGPLOT or GTL template to make it look exactly what you want. Add ODS OUTPUT SURVIVALPLOT=_surv; prior to the PHREG code and it should output what you need to plot your own graph in the _surv (or whatever you want to name the dataset) dataset.

[Gelareh]

Thank you! That was very helpful