st: Fwd: Nested Foreach Comparing too Many Variables

[William Sankey <wsankey@gmail.com>]

I am running the following nested foreach and am afraid I am comparing
too many things:

local DIAG "Diagnosis1 Diagnosis2 Diagnosis3 Diagnosis4 Diagnosis5"
local SEV "Severity1 Severity2 Severity3 Severity4 Severity5"

        foreach X of varlist `DIAG' {
                    foreach Y of varlist `SEV' {
        replace  complex_severity=1 if
inlist(`X',"710","714","715","720","725","733") & (`Y'>=2  & `Y' !=.)
        }
        }

I would like to compare Diagnosis1 with Severity1 but fear the code is
comparing Diagnosis1 with every severity level.

Could you recommend a better way of achieving the goal; something
along the lines of a different array?

Thanks,
Will Sankey

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William J. Sankey
Johns Hopkins University
MA Public Policy '12



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William J. Sankey
Johns Hopkins University
MA Public Policy '12
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