Hu Chunyan,Hu Liangping,Causal mediation effect analysis based on different variable stratification[J].SICHUAN MENTAL HEALTH,2022,35(5):412-417
Causal mediation effect analysis based on different variable stratification
DOI:10.11886/scjsws20220911003
English keywords:Causal mediation effect  Stratified analysis  Variable level  Evaluation  Covariate
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Hu Chunyan Graduate School Academy of Military Sciences PLA China Beijing 100850 China 100850
Hu Liangping* Graduate School Academy of Military Sciences PLA China Beijing 100850 China
Specialty Committee of Clinical Scientific Research Statistics of World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies Beijing 100029 China 
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      The purpose of this paper was to introduce the setting method of the three types of variable levels in the causal mediation effect analysis and the implementing calculation method under the condition of stratification by using SAS. The setting of the three types of variable levels referred to the setting of the levels of treatment variable, the mediator variable and the covariate. Besides, a specific level combination could also be set for two variables. Through an example, with the help of the enveluate statement in proc causualmed procedure, this paper used an example to conduct the causal mediation effect based on different variable stratification, and gave the output results and explanations.
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