PHREG

[Altal]

in PROC PHREG, is it possible to obtain a  "failure" plot instead of a survival plot?

for example, below will produce an adjusted survival curve.

proc phreg data=x    plots(overlay)=s;

  class trt;

  model;

  baseline covariates=x  out=y SURVIVAL=Survival     /diradj group=trt;

run;

what I'm interested in is a failure curve to show cumulative probability of failure

In PROC LIFETEST when can request to change the default survival to failure curve. Is this available in PHREG?

proc lifetest data=x  plot=(survival ( failure));

..

run;

Thanks

[JacobSimonsen · Accepted solution]

Hi,

No, the probability plot of failure is not possible to obtain directly from phreg - not as far as I know.

But, it is not more difficult to obtain than to calculate 1-survivalprobability.

data y;

  set y;

prob_of_failure=1-survival;

run;

Jacob

[Altal]

Thanks for response. I couldn't get it to work using any of the proc options. However, I was able to manipulate the template for the survival plot (Stat.Phreg.Graphics.Survival), and specifying (y=eval(1-SURVIVAL) ) in the seriesplot statement.

[OsoGris]

That is a good solution for those comfortable with modifying the underlying ODS Graphics template for the SurvivalPlot.

[OsoGris]

JacobSimonsen is correct. You can post-process the BASELINE data set to compute failure = 1 - survival and then plot failure versus time with PROC SGPLOT (for an ODS Graphics type plot) or PROC GPLOT (for a traditional graphics type plot).