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kcvaldez98 · Posted 02-28-2024 10:28 AM

Hi SAS users!

I am doing some SAS homework and ran into this warning which won't let me convert character into numeric and therefore I am unable to run half this code. My goal is for prev_alive2 to be numeric and Ht_Inches to be numeric so I can calculate the BMI so I can have the BMI to look at mothers who are obese prior to pregnancy. Let me show you my code: and please let me know where I went wrong.

DATA LAB.STUDY_COHORT_2;
    FORMAT race_eth $30.;
    SET LAB.STUDY_COHORT;

    /* Gestational diabetes */
    IF RFDiabGest = "True" THEN GestDiab= "Y"; 
    ELSE GestDiab= "N";

    /* Race/Ethnicity variable */
    IF MatRace = " " OR MatEthnicity = " " THEN race_eth=" ";
    ELSE IF SUBSTR(MatEthnicity,1,1) = "2" THEN race_eth="Hispanic (any race)";
    ELSE IF SUBSTR(MatRace,2,1)="1" THEN race_eth = "Non-Hispanic White";
    ELSE race_eth="Non-Hispanic Non-White";

    /* Previous live births need to be converted to numeric variable */
   prev_alive2 = INPUT(PREV_ALIVE, 2.);
   IF PREV_ALIVE= . THEN PREV_ALIVE = .;

    /* Convert mother's height to height in inches */
    IF MotherHeight= . THEN Ht_inches = .; 
    ELSE Ht_inches=(INPUT(SUBSTR(MotherHeight,2,1),1.)*12)+(INPUT(SUBSTR(MotherHeight,4,2),2.));

    /* Convert prior weight to a numeric variable */
    IF priorweight = . THEN priorweight2 = .; /* Set to missing if unknown */
    ELSE priorweight2= INPUT(priorweight,4.);

    /* Calculate BMI */
    IF priorweight2= . or Ht_inches= . THEN BMI = .; /* Set to missing if height or weight is missing */
    ELSE BMI = ((priorweight2)/(Ht_inches**2))*703;

    /* Categorize into Obese status */
    IF BMI = . THEN ObesePrior = " "; /* Set to missing if BMI is missing */
    ELSE IF BMI < 30 THEN ObesePrior = "N";
    ELSE ObesePrior = "Y";

    /* Variable for preterm birth */
    IF EstGest > 36 THEN Preterm = "N"; 
    ELSE Preterm = "Y";
    
    /* Labeling new variables */
    LABEL GestDiab = "Gestational Diabetes"
          race_eth = "Race/Ethnicity"
          prev_alive2 = "Previous Live Births"
          Ht_inches = "Mother's Height (in inches)"
          priorweight2 = "Prior Weight Before Pregnancy"
          BMI = "Body Mass Index"
          ObesePrior = "Obese Prior (Y/N)"
          Preterm = "Gestation Age Before 37 Weeks";
RUN;

The dataset looks like this:

Obs	ID	MotherHeight	PriorWeight	PREV_ALIVE	RFDiabGest	EstGest	EstGestOb	EstGestClin	Plurality	MatEthnicity	MatRace	M_AGE
1	2012000176	05:07	170	2		39		True	1	210	01	31
2	2012000324	05:02	220	1	True	38	True		1	280	01	32
3	2012000510	05:01	123	0		39	True		1	210	01	20
4	2012001165	05:02	145	0		38		True	1	210	01	22
5	2012001472	05:04	194	3		39		True	1	100	01	35
6	2012001710	05:07	123	0		41	True		1	100	01	30
7	2012001836	05:04	132	0		40	True		1	100	01	30
8	2012001863	05:03	149	1		40		True	1	100	01	30
9	2012002184	04:08	128	0		41	True		1	210	01	23
10	2012002326	05:00	160	0		37	True		1	281	01	20
11	2012002393	04:11	122	8		38	True		1	210	01	38
12	2012002548	04:11	143	1		37	True		1	210	01	28
13	2012003049	05:02	125	1		41		True	1	210	01	20
14	2012003074	04:11	195	1		35	True		1	100	01	28
15	2012003126	05:04	160	1		40		True	1	210	01	23
16	2012003186	05:06	130	0		39		True	1	100	01	30
17	2012003306	05:07	137	0		37	True		1	100	01	21
18	2012003437	05:01	130	0		39		True	1	281	01	16
19	2012003508	05:02	?	3		39		True	1	100	10	24
20	2012003665	05:01	180	1		40		True	1	100	01	23
21	2012003987	05:06	178	0		39	True		1	100	01	31
22	2012004002	05:03	154	0	True	36	True		1	100	01	27
23	2012004481	04:07	131	0		40		True	1	210	01	36
24	2012004529	05:09	175	1		39	True		1	100	01	31
25	2012004620	05:08	219	2		39	True		1	210	15	22
26	2012004670	05:06	190	1		39		True	1	100	01	34
27	2012004797	05:04	145	1		40	True		1	210	01	22
28	2012005112	05:04	174	2		39	True		1	210	01	30
29	2012005419	05:05	141	0		40		True	1	100	01	29
30	2012005472	05:03	120	0		38		True	1	100	01	27
31	2012005558	05:08	261	1		39	True		1	100	01	29
32	2012005704	05:04	?	2		40	True		1	210	01	27

SASJedi · Posted 02-29-2024 08:12 AM

The error is caused by attempting to compare a character value (MotherHeight) to a numeric MISSING value (.) in this line of code:

   /* Convert mother's height to height in inches */
   IF MotherHeight= . THEN Ht_inches = .;

Using the MISSING function will resolve the problem:

   /* Convert mother's height to height in inches */
   IF MISSING(MotherHeight) THEN Ht_inches = .;

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SASJedi · Posted 02-28-2024 10:36 AM

Please share the log, too.

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kcvaldez98 · Posted 02-28-2024 10:41 AM

1 OPTIONS NONOTES NOSTIMER NOSOURCE NOSYNTAXCHECK;

68

69 DATA LAB.STUDY_COHORT_2;

70 FORMAT race_eth $30.;

71 SET LAB.STUDY_COHORT;

72

73 /* Gestational diabetes */

74 IF RFDiabGest = "True" THEN GestDiab= "Y";

75 ELSE GestDiab= "N";

76

77 /* Race/Ethnicity variable */

78 IF MatRace = " " OR MatEthnicity = " " THEN race_eth=" ";

79 ELSE IF SUBSTR(MatEthnicity,1,1) = "2" THEN race_eth="Hispanic (any race)";

80 ELSE IF SUBSTR(MatRace,2,1)="1" THEN race_eth = "Non-Hispanic White";

81 ELSE race_eth="Non-Hispanic Non-White";

82

83 /* Previous live births need to be converted to numeric variable */

84 prev_alive2 = INPUT(PREV_ALIVE, 2.);

85 IF PREV_ALIVE= . THEN PREV_ALIVE = .;

86

87 /* Convert mother's height to height in inches */

88 IF MotherHeight= . THEN Ht_inches = .;

89 ELSE Ht_inches=(INPUT(SUBSTR(MotherHeight,2,1),1.)*12)+(INPUT(SUBSTR(MotherHeight,4,2),2.));

90

91 /* Convert prior weight to a numeric variable */

92 IF priorweight = . THEN priorweight2 = .; /* Set to missing if unknown */

93 ELSE priorweight2= INPUT(priorweight,4.);

94

95 /* Calculate BMI */

96 IF priorweight2= . or Ht_inches= . THEN BMI = .; /* Set to missing if height or weight is missing */

97 ELSE BMI = ((priorweight2)/(Ht_inches**2))*703;

98

99 /* Categorize into Obese status */

100 IF BMI = . THEN ObesePrior = " "; /* Set to missing if BMI is missing */

101 ELSE IF BMI < 30 THEN ObesePrior = "N";

102 ELSE ObesePrior = "Y";

103

104 /* Variable for preterm birth */

105 IF EstGest > 36 THEN Preterm = "N";

106 ELSE Preterm = "Y";

107

108 /* Labeling new variables */

109 LABEL GestDiab = "Gestational Diabetes"

110 race_eth = "Race/Ethnicity"

111 prev_alive2 = "Previous Live Births"

112 Ht_inches = "Mother's Height (in inches)"

113 priorweight2 = "Prior Weight Before Pregnancy"

114 BMI = "Body Mass Index"

115 ObesePrior = "Obese Prior (Y/N)"

116 Preterm = "Gestation Age Before 37 Weeks";

117 RUN;

NOTE: Character values have been converted to numeric values at the places given by: (Line):(Column).

85:7 88:8 92:8 105:8

NOTE: Numeric values have been converted to character values at the places given by: (Line):(Column).

85:39

NOTE: Invalid numeric data, MotherHeight='05:07' , at line 88 column 8.

race_eth=Hispanic (any race) ID=2012000176 MotherHeight=05:07 PriorWeight=170 PREV_ALIVE=2 RFDiabGest= EstGest=39 EstGestOb=

EstGestClin=True Plurality=1 MatEthnicity=210 MatRace=01 M_AGE=31 GestDiab=N prev_alive2=2 Ht_inches=. priorweight2=170 BMI=.

ObesePrior= Preterm=N _ERROR_=1 _N_=1

NOTE: Invalid numeric data, MotherHeight='05:02' , at line 88 column 8.

race_eth=Hispanic (any race) ID=2012000324 MotherHeight=05:02 PriorWeight=220 PREV_ALIVE=1 RFDiabGest=True EstGest=38 EstGestOb=True

EstGestClin= Plurality=1 MatEthnicity=280 MatRace=01 M_AGE=32 GestDiab=Y prev_alive2=1 Ht_inches=. priorweight2=220 BMI=.

ObesePrior= Preterm=N _ERROR_=1 _N_=2

NOTE: Invalid numeric data, MotherHeight='05:01' , at line 88 column 8.

race_eth=Hispanic (any race) ID=2012000510 MotherHeight=05:01 PriorWeight=123 PREV_ALIVE=0 RFDiabGest= EstGest=39 EstGestOb=True

EstGestClin= Plurality=1 MatEthnicity=210 MatRace=01 M_AGE=20 GestDiab=N prev_alive2=0 Ht_inches=. priorweight2=123 BMI=.

ObesePrior= Preterm=N _ERROR_=1 _N_=3

NOTE: Invalid numeric data, MotherHeight='05:02' , at line 88 column 8.

race_eth=Hispanic (any race) ID=2012001165 MotherHeight=05:02 PriorWeight=145 PREV_ALIVE=0 RFDiabGest= EstGest=38 EstGestOb=

EstGestClin=True Plurality=1 MatEthnicity=210 MatRace=01 M_AGE=22 GestDiab=N prev_alive2=0 Ht_inches=. priorweight2=145 BMI=.

ObesePrior= Preterm=N _ERROR_=1 _N_=4

NOTE: Invalid numeric data, MotherHeight='05:04' , at line 88 column 8.

race_eth=Non-Hispanic White ID=2012001472 MotherHeight=05:04 PriorWeight=194 PREV_ALIVE=3 RFDiabGest= EstGest=39 EstGestOb=

EstGestClin=True Plurality=1 MatEthnicity=100 MatRace=01 M_AGE=35 GestDiab=N prev_alive2=3 Ht_inches=. priorweight2=194 BMI=.

ObesePrior= Preterm=N _ERROR_=1 _N_=5

NOTE: Invalid numeric data, MotherHeight='05:07' , at line 88 column 8.

race_eth=Non-Hispanic White ID=2012001710 MotherHeight=05:07 PriorWeight=123 PREV_ALIVE=0 RFDiabGest= EstGest=41 EstGestOb=True

EstGestClin= Plurality=1 MatEthnicity=100 MatRace=01 M_AGE=30 GestDiab=N prev_alive2=0 Ht_inches=. priorweight2=123 BMI=.

ObesePrior= Preterm=N _ERROR_=1 _N_=6

NOTE: Invalid numeric data, MotherHeight='05:04' , at line 88 column 8.

race_eth=Non-Hispanic White ID=2012001836 MotherHeight=05:04 PriorWeight=132 PREV_ALIVE=0 RFDiabGest= EstGest=40 EstGestOb=True

EstGestClin= Plurality=1 MatEthnicity=100 MatRace=01 M_AGE=30 GestDiab=N prev_alive2=0 Ht_inches=. priorweight2=132 BMI=.

ObesePrior= Preterm=N _ERROR_=1 _N_=7

NOTE: Invalid numeric data, MotherHeight='05:03' , at line 88 column 8.

race_eth=Non-Hispanic White ID=2012001863 MotherHeight=05:03 PriorWeight=149 PREV_ALIVE=1 RFDiabGest= EstGest=40 EstGestOb=

EstGestClin=True Plurality=1 MatEthnicity=100 MatRace=01 M_AGE=30 GestDiab=N prev_alive2=1 Ht_inches=. priorweight2=149 BMI=.

ObesePrior= Preterm=N _ERROR_=1 _N_=8

NOTE: Invalid numeric data, MotherHeight='04:08' , at line 88 column 8.

race_eth=Hispanic (any race) ID=2012002184 MotherHeight=04:08 PriorWeight=128 PREV_ALIVE=0 RFDiabGest= EstGest=41 EstGestOb=True

EstGestClin= Plurality=1 MatEthnicity=210 MatRace=01 M_AGE=23 GestDiab=N prev_alive2=0 Ht_inches=. priorweight2=128 BMI=.

ObesePrior= Preterm=N _ERROR_=1 _N_=9

NOTE: Invalid numeric data, MotherHeight='05:00' , at line 88 column 8.

race_eth=Hispanic (any race) ID=2012002326 MotherHeight=05:00 PriorWeight=160 PREV_ALIVE=0 RFDiabGest= EstGest=37 EstGestOb=True

EstGestClin= Plurality=1 MatEthnicity=281 MatRace=01 M_AGE=20 GestDiab=N prev_alive2=0 Ht_inches=. priorweight2=160 BMI=.

ObesePrior= Preterm=N _ERROR_=1 _N_=10

NOTE: Invalid numeric data, MotherHeight='04:11' , at line 88 column 8.

race_eth=Hispanic (any race) ID=2012002393 MotherHeight=04:11 PriorWeight=122 PREV_ALIVE=8 RFDiabGest= EstGest=38 EstGestOb=True

EstGestClin= Plurality=1 MatEthnicity=210 MatRace=01 M_AGE=38 GestDiab=N prev_alive2=8 Ht_inches=. priorweight2=122 BMI=.

ObesePrior= Preterm=N _ERROR_=1 _N_=11

NOTE: Invalid numeric data, MotherHeight='04:11' , at line 88 column 8.

race_eth=Hispanic (any race) ID=2012002548 MotherHeight=04:11 PriorWeight=143 PREV_ALIVE=1 RFDiabGest= EstGest=37 EstGestOb=True

EstGestClin= Plurality=1 MatEthnicity=210 MatRace=01 M_AGE=28 GestDiab=N prev_alive2=1 Ht_inches=. priorweight2=143 BMI=.

ObesePrior= Preterm=N _ERROR_=1 _N_=12

NOTE: Invalid numeric data, MotherHeight='05:02' , at line 88 column 8.

race_eth=Hispanic (any race) ID=2012003049 MotherHeight=05:02 PriorWeight=125 PREV_ALIVE=1 RFDiabGest= EstGest=41 EstGestOb=

EstGestClin=True Plurality=1 MatEthnicity=210 MatRace=01 M_AGE=20 GestDiab=N prev_alive2=1 Ht_inches=. priorweight2=125 BMI=.

ObesePrior= Preterm=N _ERROR_=1 _N_=13

NOTE: Invalid numeric data, MotherHeight='04:11' , at line 88 column 8.

race_eth=Non-Hispanic White ID=2012003074 MotherHeight=04:11 PriorWeight=195 PREV_ALIVE=1 RFDiabGest= EstGest=35 EstGestOb=True

EstGestClin= Plurality=1 MatEthnicity=100 MatRace=01 M_AGE=28 GestDiab=N prev_alive2=1 Ht_inches=. priorweight2=195 BMI=.

ObesePrior= Preterm=Y _ERROR_=1 _N_=14

NOTE: Invalid numeric data, MotherHeight='05:04' , at line 88 column 8.

race_eth=Hispanic (any race) ID=2012003126 MotherHeight=05:04 PriorWeight=160 PREV_ALIVE=1 RFDiabGest= EstGest=40 EstGestOb=

EstGestClin=True Plurality=1 MatEthnicity=210 MatRace=01 M_AGE=23 GestDiab=N prev_alive2=1 Ht_inches=. priorweight2=160 BMI=.

ObesePrior= Preterm=N _ERROR_=1 _N_=15

NOTE: Invalid numeric data, MotherHeight='05:06' , at line 88 column 8.

race_eth=Non-Hispanic White ID=2012003186 MotherHeight=05:06 PriorWeight=130 PREV_ALIVE=0 RFDiabGest= EstGest=39 EstGestOb=

EstGestClin=True Plurality=1 MatEthnicity=100 MatRace=01 M_AGE=30 GestDiab=N prev_alive2=0 Ht_inches=. priorweight2=130 BMI=.

ObesePrior= Preterm=N _ERROR_=1 _N_=16

NOTE: Invalid numeric data, MotherHeight='05:07' , at line 88 column 8.

race_eth=Non-Hispanic White ID=2012003306 MotherHeight=05:07 PriorWeight=137 PREV_ALIVE=0 RFDiabGest= EstGest=37 EstGestOb=True

EstGestClin= Plurality=1 MatEthnicity=100 MatRace=01 M_AGE=21 GestDiab=N prev_alive2=0 Ht_inches=. priorweight2=137 BMI=.

ObesePrior= Preterm=N _ERROR_=1 _N_=17

NOTE: Invalid numeric data, MotherHeight='05:01' , at line 88 column 8.

race_eth=Hispanic (any race) ID=2012003437 MotherHeight=05:01 PriorWeight=130 PREV_ALIVE=0 RFDiabGest= EstGest=39 EstGestOb=

EstGestClin=True Plurality=1 MatEthnicity=281 MatRace=01 M_AGE=16 GestDiab=N prev_alive2=0 Ht_inches=. priorweight2=130 BMI=.

ObesePrior= Preterm=N _ERROR_=1 _N_=18

NOTE: Invalid numeric data, MotherHeight='05:02' , at line 88 column 8.

NOTE: Invalid numeric data, PriorWeight='?' , at line 92 column 8.

race_eth=Non-Hispanic Non-White ID=2012003508 MotherHeight=05:02 PriorWeight=? PREV_ALIVE=3 RFDiabGest= EstGest=39 EstGestOb=

EstGestClin=True Plurality=1 MatEthnicity=100 MatRace=10 M_AGE=24 GestDiab=N prev_alive2=3 Ht_inches=. priorweight2=. BMI=.

ObesePrior= Preterm=N _ERROR_=1 _N_=19

NOTE: Invalid numeric data, MotherHeight='05:01' , at line 88 column 8.

WARNING: Limit set by ERRORS= option reached. Further errors of this type will not be printed.

race_eth=Non-Hispanic White ID=2012003665 MotherHeight=05:01 PriorWeight=180 PREV_ALIVE=1 RFDiabGest= EstGest=40 EstGestOb=

EstGestClin=True Plurality=1 MatEthnicity=100 MatRace=01 M_AGE=23 GestDiab=N prev_alive2=1 Ht_inches=. priorweight2=180 BMI=.

ObesePrior= Preterm=N _ERROR_=1 _N_=20

NOTE: There were 292 observations read from the data set LAB.STUDY_COHORT.

NOTE: The data set LAB.STUDY_COHORT_2 has 292 observations and 20 variables.

NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):

real time 0.01 seconds

user cpu time 0.01 seconds

system cpu time 0.01 seconds

memory 1009.37k

OS Memory 23464.00k

Timestamp 02/28/2024 03:40:49 PM

Step Count 34 Switch Count 2

Page Faults 0

Page Reclaims 173

Page Swaps 0

Voluntary Context Switches 44

Involuntary Context Switches 0

Block Input Operations 32

Block Output Operations 280

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119 OPTIONS NONOTES NOSTIMER NOSOURCE NOSYNTAXCHECK;

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SASJedi · Posted 02-29-2024 08:12 AM

The error is caused by attempting to compare a character value (MotherHeight) to a numeric MISSING value (.) in this line of code:

   /* Convert mother's height to height in inches */
   IF MotherHeight= . THEN Ht_inches = .;

Using the MISSING function will resolve the problem:

   /* Convert mother's height to height in inches */
   IF MISSING(MotherHeight) THEN Ht_inches = .;

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