To restructure the data from variables to
cases, from the menus choose:
Data > Restructure...
You want to restructure variables into cases,
so simply click Next in the Restructure
Data Wizard Welcome dialog box.
Figure 1. Number of variable
groups dialog box
Since both weights and triglyceride levels
are measured, select More than one in step 2 of the Restructure Data Wizard.
Click Next.
Figure 2. Select
Variables dialog box
In the Case Group Identification group, select Use selected variable from the dropdown
list and select Patient ID as the identification variable.
In the
Variables to Be Transposed group, type trigly as the first target variable and select
Triglyceride and
Final triglyceride as the variables
to be transposed.
In the Variables to Be Transposed group, select trans2 from the dropdown list, type weight as the second target variable and
select Weight and Final weight as the variables to be transposed.
Select Age in years and Gender as fixed variables.
Click Next.
You want to create just one index variable,
so simply click Next in the Variables
to Cases: Create Index Variables dialog.
Figure 3. Create One
Index Variable dialog box
In the edit fields, in step 5 of the wizard,
type time as the variable name
and Measurement as the variable
label.
