Hi All,

 

I use the stepAIC to select the variables of Cox ph model. But I got one
error as the following:

 

Start:  AIC= 239.32 

 Surv(SURVP, STATP) ~ AGEBMT_med + SEX + DXCODE + STAGEGRP + BSYMDX +  

    BMINVDX + PS + IPIGROUP + INITXGRP + INICHEMO + PRICHEMO +  

    PRIRESP + DXBMTMON + CON1_3 

 

Error in dropterm.default(fit, scope$drop, scale = scale, trace = max(0,
: 

        number of rows in use has changed: remove missing values?

 

 

Could you please help me with it?

 

Here is my code:

 

> whole<-read.table("E://my file/BC project/Project II/UVA and
MVA/whole.txt",header=TRUE,sep="\t")

 

>
full1<-coxph(Surv(SURVP,STATP)~AGEBMT_med+SEX+DXCODE+STAGEGRP+BSYMDX+BMI
NVDX+PS+IPIGROUP+INITXGRP+INICHEMO+PRICHEMO+PRIRESP+DXBMTMON+CON1_3,data
=whole)

> full<-stepAIC(full1)

> full

 

Thank you!

 

P.S.: The attached is the data.

 

 UPN    STATP   SURVP   STATNRMP        STATREP STATEFP SURVEFP AGEBMT_med      
AGEBMT_dec      SEX     DXCODE  DX1     DXBMT?  STAGEGRP        BSYMDX  BMINVDX 
PS      IPIGROUP        INITXGRP        PRIXRT  INICHEMO        PRIPURAN        
PRIRITU PRICHOP PRICHEMO        PRIRESP DXBMTMON        CON1_3  CON1_2  STATUS
318     1          41   1       0       1       41      0       2       F       
2       2       COMP    ADV     0       0       0       1       2       1       
1       0       0       1       2       P       1       3       0       1REL/S
492       1      2078   1       0       1       2078    0       2       M       
2       2       DIS     ADV     1       1       0       2       2       1       
1       0       0       1       1       P       0       2       1       1PR
625       1       128   1       0       1       128     0       2       M       
1       1       TRAN-H  ADV     1       1       0       1       1       0       
1       0       0       1       3       P       0       2       1       1REL/S
631       1      1548   0       1       1       656     0       1       F       
2       2       DIS     ADV     0       1       0       2       1       0       
1       0       0       1       3       P       0       1       1       1REL/S
637       1        16   1       0       1       16      0       1       F       
2       2       COMP    ADV     0       1       0       2       1       0       
1       0       0       1       1       C       1       2       1       1REL/S
652       1        17   1       0       1       17      1       2       M       
1       1       TRAN-H  ADV     0       1       0       2       2       1       
1       0       0       1       2       C       0       2       1       1REL/S
759       1       156   0       1       1       66      0       2       M       
1       1       TRAN-H  ADV     0       0       0       1       2       1       
1       0       0       1       3       C       0       1       1       1REL/S
826       1        52   1       0       1       52      0       1       F       
1       1       TRAN-H  ADV     0       1       0       1       2       1       
1       0       0       1       2       P       0       1       1       1REL/S
918       1       289   0       1       1       121     1       3       M       
2       2       COMP    ADV     1       0       0       1       2       1       
1       0       0       1       4       P       1       2       1       1REL/S
985       1       166   0       1       1       152     1       2       M       
1       1       TRAN-C  ADV     0       0       0       1       1       0       
1       0       0       1       2       P       0       1       1       IF
1033      1       103   0       1       1       85      0       1       M       
1       2       TRAN-C  ADV     0       1       0       2       1       0       
3       1       0       0       2       N       0       3       0       IF
1222      1       967   0       1       1       799     0       1       F       
1       1       TRAN-C  ADV     0       1       0       1       2       1       
1       0       0       1       4       P       0       3       0       2REL/S
1225      1       639   0       1       1       182     0       1       M       
1       1       TRAN-H  ADV     0       1       0       2       1       1       
3       1       0       0       1       P       0       1       1       1REL/U
1228      0      2575   0       0       0       2575    1       2       F       
2       2       COMP    ADV     0       0       0       1       2       1       
1       0       0       1       2       C       1       2       1       1REL/U
1319      1       106   1       0       1       106     1       3       M       
1       1       TRAN-H  LIM     0       0       0       1       2       1       
1       0       0       1       2       P       0       1       1       2CR
1321      0      2622   0       1       1       962     0       0       M       
2       2       COMP    ADV     1       0       0       1       2       1       
1       0       0       1       2       P       0       2       1       1PR
1370      1        68   0       1       1       61      1       3       F       
2       2       DIS     ADV     1       1       0       2       1       0       
1       0       0       1       1       P       0       2       1       IF
1468      0      2212   0       0       0       2212    1       2       F       
2       2       DIS     ADV     0       1       0       1       1       0       
1       0       0       1       1       C       0       1       1       1PR
1528      1       456   0       1       1       245     0       0       F       
1       2       TRAN-H  ADV     0       0       0       2       2       1       
1       0       0       1       3       C       0       1       1       2REL/R
1634      1      2074   0       1       1       1324    0       2       F       
1       1       TRAN-C  ADV     1       0       1       2       1       1       
1       0       0       1       2       P       0       1       1       1REL/R
1687      1      1461   0       1       1       769     0       1       M       
1       1       TRAN-H  ADV     1       1       0       2       1       0       
1       1       0       1       3       P       0       1       1       1REL/S
1810      1       173   0       1       1       104     1       2       M       
1       1       TRAN-H  ADV     0       0       0       1       1       0       
1       0       0       1       4       C       0       1       1       1REL/S
1824      1       133   0       1       1       92      0       0       M       
1       2       TRAN-C  ADV     0       1       0       2       1       0       
1       1       0       1       3       P       0       1       1       IF
1867      1       285   1       0       1       285     1       2       M       
2       2       DIS     ADV     1       1       1       3       1       0       
1       0       0       1       2       P       1       1       1       2CR
1889      0      1525   0       0       0       1525    0       1       M       
1       1       TRAN-H  ADV     0       0       0       2       1       0       
3       1       1       0       4       P       1       1       1       1REL/R
1893      0      1529   0       0       0       1529    0       1       M       
2       2       DIS     ADV     0       1       0       2       2       1       
1       1       0       1       3       C       1       1       1       1REL/S
1895      0      1009   0       0       0       1009    0       1       M       
1       1       TRAN-H  LIM     0       1       0       1       1       0       
3       1       1       0       4       P       0       1       1       1REL
1917      1       334   1       0       1       334     1       2       M       
1       1       TRAN-C  ADV     0       1       0       2       1       0       
1       1       0       1       3       P       0       1       1       3PR
1958      1        38   1       0       1       38      0       1       F       
2       2       COMP    ADV     0       1       0       2       1       0       
1       0       0       1       2       C       1       1       1       1REL/S
1972      1       197   1       0       1       197     1       2       M       
1       1       TRAN-H  ADV     0       1       0       2       2       0       
1       1       0       1       3       G       1       1       1       1REL/S
1979      0      1275   0       0       0       1275    0       2       M       
1       1       TRAN-C  ADV     0       1       0       1       1       0       
3       1       0       0       2       P       0       1       1       1REL
2009      1       223   0       1       1       82      1       3       F       
2       2       COMP    ADV     0       1       0       1       1       0       
1       0       0       1       3       C       1       3       0       1REL/S
2039      1       124   0       1       1       1       1       3       M       
1       1       TRAN-C  ADV     1       0       0       2       1       0       
1       1       0       1       3       P       0       3       0       1REL/S
2061      1        91   1       0       1       91      1       3       M       
1       2       TRAN-H  ADV     1       1       0       1       1       0       
1       1       1       1       3       N       0       1       1       1PR
2114      0       754   0       0       0       754     1       3       M       
1       1       TRAN-H  ADV     1       1       0       2       2       1       
1       0       1       1       3       P       0       1       1       1PR
2115      0       332   0       0       0       332     1       2       F       
2       2       COMP    ADV     0       1       0       2       1       0       
1       0       1       1       3       P       1       1       1       1REL/S
2117      1        98   0       1       1       85      0       0       M       
2       2       DIS     ADV     0       1       0       2       1       0       
2       0       0       0       1       P       0       1       1       1PR
2119      1        41   1       0       1       41      1       3       M       
2       2       COMP    ADV     0       1       0       1       2       1       
1       0       1       1       2       C       1       1       1       1REL
2135      1       512   0       1       1       174     1       3       F       
2       2       COMP    LIM     0       0       0       1       1       0       
1       0       1       1       2       G       1       3       0       2CR
2141      1       679   1       0       1       679     1       2       M       
1       1       TRAN-H  ADV     0       0       0       1       1       0       
1       0       1       1       4       G       0       1       1       1PR
2159      0     722     0       0       0       722     1       3       F       
1       1       TRAN-H  LIM     0       0       0       1       2       1       
1       0       1       1       6       C       1       3       0       3CR
2167      0       733   0       0       0       733     0       2       F       
2       2       DIS     ADV     1       1       0       2       1       0       
1       1       1       1       4       C       1       1       1       2REL/S
2173      0       643   0       0       0       643     0       1       F       
2       2       COMP    ADV     1       1       0       2       1       0       
1       0       1       1       4       P       1       1       1       1REL/S
2179      0       699   0       0       0       699     0       2       F       
2       2       COMP    ADV     0       0       0       1       2       1       
1       1       0       1       3       C       1       1       1       3CR
2236      0     563     0       0       0       563     1       3       F       
1       1       TRAN-C  ADV     0       1       0       1       1       0       
1       1       0       1       4       P       1       1       1       3REL/S
2250      0       386   0       0       0       386     1       2       M       
1       1       TRAN-C  ADV     1       1       0       1       1       0       
1       0       1       1       3       P       0       2       1       3REL/S
2271      1        25   1       0       1       25      1       3       M       
1       1       TRAN-H  ADV     0       1       0       1       1       0       
1       1       1       1       3       C       0       1       1       1PR
2295      0       396   0       0       0       396     1       2       M       
1       1       TRAN-H  LIM     0       0       0       1       2       1       
1       1       1       1       5       N       0       3       0       1REL/S
2304      1       295   1       0       1       295     1       2       M       
2       2       COMP    ADV     1       1       0       1       1       0       
3       1       1       0       2       P       0       1       1       1PR
2307      0       348   0       0       0       348     0       0       M       
2       2       COMP    ADV     1       0       1       2       1       0       
1       0       1       1       2       C       1       3       0       1REL/S
2311      1       107   0       1       1       77      0       2       M       
2       2       COMP    LIM     0       0       0       1       2       1       
1       0       1       1       2       C       1       1       1       1REL/S
2340      0       317   0       1       1       174     1       3       M       
1       1       TRAN-H  ADV     1       0       0       2       1       0       
1       0       0       1       2       P       0       2       1       1REL/S
2360      0        37   0       0       0       37      0       2       M       
1       2       TRAN-H  LIM     0       0       0       1       2       1       
1       0       0       1       3       C       1       3       0       2REL/S
2361      0       263   0       0       0       263     1       3       M       
2       2       COMP    ADV     0               0       1       1       0       
1       1       1       1       4       G       1       3       0       IF
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