st: graph comparing results of several models after -parmby-

[Michael McCulloch <mm@pinest.org>]

Hello,
MY PROJECT:
I am comparing several different regression models whose results I have 
saved using -parmby-, and then concatenated into one data set using dsconcat.

WHAT I HAVE DONE:
*run models, adjusted and unadjusted (thanks to Roger Newson's paper)
        tempfile tf1 tf2
        parmby "stcox tcm", lab saving (tf1, replace) idn(1) 
ids(Unadjusted) eform
        parmby "stcox tcm stage", lab saving (tf2, replace) idn(2) 
ids(Adjusted) eform
        dsconcat tf1 tf2
        format estimate min* max* %8.2f
        format p %8.2e
and when* forest plot comparing results (thanks to Scott Merryman)
        encode ids, gen(Model)
        twoway rcap min95 max95 Model if parmseq==1, horizontal 
msize(huge) ///
        xtitle(Hazard Ratio and 95% Confidence Interval, margin(0 0 0 5)) ///
        ytitle(Analysis Method) ylabel( 1 "Adjusted" 2 "Unadjusted", 
angle(h)) ///
         || scatter Model estimate if parmseq==1, msize(medlarge) legend(off)

WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO ACHIEVE:
How would I modify the rcap/scatter command so that I could adjust the 
vertical distance between plotted whisker bars?
How would I modify the ylabel specification so I could automate the 
labeling without manually typing "adjusted", "unadjusted", etc. (I'm 
planning to compare many different models.)





Best wishes,
Michael McCulloch


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