Problem Note 62470: The CAUSALMED procedure reports incorrect p-values for the odds ratios
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When a binary outcome variable is used, PROC CAUSALMED reports an incorrect p-value for each of the following odds ratios (OR) in the Summary of Effects table:
- Odds Ratio Total Effect
- Odds Ratio Controlled Direct Effect (CDE)
- Odds Ratio Natural Direct Effect (NDE)
- Odds Ratio Natural Indirect (NIE)
The p-values reported are associated with the test that the odds ratio is equal to zero rather than equal to one.
The confidence intervals are correct and should be used instead of the tests. There is no workaround for getting the proper test of OR=1.
Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS/STAT | z/OS | 14.3 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 |
| z/OS 64-bit | 14.3 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 14.3 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 14.3 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 14.3 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 14.3 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 14.3 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 14.3 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 14.3 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 14.3 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 14.3 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 14.3 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 14.3 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 14.3 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 14.3 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 14.3 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 14.3 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 14.3 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 14.3 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | 14.3 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 14.3 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 14.3 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 14.3 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 14.3 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 14.3 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 14.3 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 14.3 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 14.3 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 14.3 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 14.3 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 14.3 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 14.3 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 14.3 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
A fix for this issue for SAS/STAT 14.3 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/C9Y.html#62470
PROC CAUSALMED reports the p-value for testing the odds ratio equal to 0 instead of testing the odds ratio equal to 1.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | alert |
| Topic: | Analytics ==> Categorical Data Analysis SAS Reference ==> Procedures ==> CAUSALMED |
| Date Modified: | 2019-06-18 09:58:47 |
| Date Created: | 2018-06-15 10:50:57 |