PATTERN Subcommand (COXREG command)
PATTERN
specifies
the pattern of covariate values to be used for the requested plots
and coefficient tables.
- A value must be specified for each variable specified
on
PATTERN.
- Continuous variables that are included in the model
but not named on
PATTERN
are evaluated at their means. - Categorical variables that are included in the model
but not named on
PATTERN
are evaluated at the means of the set of contrasts generated to replace them. - You can request separate lines for each category
of a variable that is in the model. Specify the name of the categorical
variable after the keyword
BY
. TheBY
variable must be a categorical covariate. You cannot specify a value for theBY
covariate. - Multiple
PATTERN
subcommands can be specified.COXREG
produces a set of requested plots for each specified pattern. -
PATTERN
cannot be used when time-dependent covariates are included in the model.