proc freq with a division

[KarinGun]

Dear all!

I have the following problem: 

I want to do a proc freq with two variables (var1*var2) but then I would like to divide the frequency counts by a third variable (var3).

Something like:

proc freq data = sas;

tables (var1*var2)/var3;

run;

Var1 and var3 are numerical/continuous, var2 is cathegorical. 

The example above is not acceptable SAS syntax and I wonder if anyone have any suggestions on how to solve this? 

Thank you on beforehand!

Best regards, 

Karin Gunnarsson

[sbxkoenk]

Strange question , but you could probably make creative use of the WEIGHT statement, no?

proc freq data = sashelp.class;
tables age*sex / missing list;
run;

proc freq data = sashelp.class;
tables age*sex / missing list;
weight height;
run;

Koen

[KarinGun]

Thanks for your quick reply!

I couldn't really make it work out by your solution though. 

The reason I want to divide is to get a frequency proportion as the individuals in my datset have different  follow up and I want to calculate proportions related to the number of individuals still at risk.  

Var1 is a time cathegory variable, var2 is having a disease of no. Var3 is numbers still at risk related to that time interval. The goal is to make a side to side histogram presenting proportions in two groups. 

[sbxkoenk]

Hello,

Can't you provide us with some data (data step with datalines).

A HAVE dataset and possibly a WANT dataset as well?

Here's some code for your comparative histograms :

Comparative histograms: Panel and overlay histograms in SAS
By Rick Wicklin on The DO Loop March 9, 2016
https://blogs.sas.com/content/iml/2016/03/09/comparative-panel-overlay-histograms-sas.html

Koen

[KarinGun]

Hello again, 

Here is an example of datalines: 

data test_data;
input runnumber timediff ssc $ sar;
datalines;
1 3 patient 9
2 4 comparator 8
3 2 comparator 6
4 4 patient 5
5 5 patient 5
6 7 comparator 4
7 8 patient 3
8 2 comparator 3
9 4 comparator 3
;
run;

Here is how I have coded the timediff variable in my program, it calculates how many patients got cancer in these timeintervals from an index date (called date_2). 

data exit4;
set exit3;
if cancerdat ne "." then do timedif =((cancerdat-date_2)/365.25);/*defining the new varible timedif in years*/
end;
run;

And then I have calculated time cathegories for the timedif variable (now called timediff): 

data exit5;
set exit4;
if timedif = 0 then timediff = "index";
if timedif GT 0 and timedif LE 2 then timediff = "0-2";
if timedif GT 2 and timedif LE 4 then timediff = "2-4";
if timedif GT 4 and timedif LE 6 then timediff = "4-6";
if timedif GT 6 and timedif LE 8 then timediff = "6-8";
if timedif GT 8 and timedif LE 10 then timediff = "8-10";
if timedif GT 10 then timediff = ">10";
if timedif LT 0 and timedif GE -2 then timediff = "-2-0";
if timedif LT -2 and timedif GE -4 then timediff = "-2-4";
if timedif LT -4 and timedif GE -6 then timediff = "-4-6";
if timedif LT -6 and timedif GE -8 then timediff = "-6-8";
if timedif LT -8 and timedif GE -10 then timediff = "-8-10";
if timedif LT -10 and timedif GE -12 then timediff = "-10-12";
if timedif LT -12 and timedif GE -14 then timediff = "-12-14";
if timedif LT -14 and timedif GE -20 then timediff = "-14-20";
if timedif LT -20 then timediff = ">-20";
if cancerdat NE "." then output;
run;

[PaigeMiller]

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@KarinGun wrote:

And then I have calculated time cathegories for the timedif variable (now called timediff): 

data exit5;
set exit4;
if timedif = 0 then timediff = "index";
if timedif GT 0 and timedif LE 2 then timediff = "0-2";
if timedif GT 2 and timedif LE 4 then timediff = "2-4";
if timedif GT 4 and timedif LE 6 then timediff = "4-6";
if timedif GT 6 and timedif LE 8 then timediff = "6-8";
if timedif GT 8 and timedif LE 10 then timediff = "8-10";
if timedif GT 10 then timediff = ">10";
if timedif LT 0 and timedif GE -2 then timediff = "-2-0";
if timedif LT -2 and timedif GE -4 then timediff = "-2-4";
if timedif LT -4 and timedif GE -6 then timediff = "-4-6";
if timedif LT -6 and timedif GE -8 then timediff = "-6-8";
if timedif LT -8 and timedif GE -10 then timediff = "-8-10";
if timedif LT -10 and timedif GE -12 then timediff = "-10-12";
if timedif LT -12 and timedif GE -14 then timediff = "-12-14";
if timedif LT -14 and timedif GE -20 then timediff = "-14-20";
if timedif LT -20 then timediff = ">-20";
if cancerdat NE "." then output;
run;

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This will never work. You should be getting errors in the log.

Instead of IF-THEN to create categories, use a custom format.

proc format;
     value timef 
         0='index' 
         0<-2='0-2'
         2<-4='2-4'
         /* I'm lazy you type the rest */
run;
proc freq data=have;
     format timedif timef.;
     /* The rest of your PROC FREQ goes here */
run;

[KarinGun]

Actually no errors in the log but thanks for a suggestion of a smoother solution 🙂

[PaigeMiller · Accepted solution]

In the suggestion above by @sbxkoenk , if you make var3a have the value

var3a=1/var3;

then the WEIGHT statement in PROC FREQ ought to give you the division by var3.

proc freq data = yourdatasetname;
    tables var1*var2/ missing list;
    weight var3a;
run;

[KarinGun]

This seemed to work! Thanks!