A serious medical problem is one found among 17 conditions associated with the key dimensions of health. The following SAS program provides a formatting procedure which includes all the serious medical problems.

SAS Code

'710'-'739' = 'Musculoskeletal'
'800'-'829' = 'Fractures'
'415'-'429' = 'Oth Heart Disease'
'430'-'438' = 'C.V.D.'
'410'-'414' = 'I.H.D.'
'390'-'398','440'-'459' = 'Oth Circulatory'
'480'-'519' = 'Oth Respiratory'
'530'-'579' = 'Oth Gastrointestinal'
'320'-'359' = 'Nervous System'
'240'-'279' = 'Endocrine'
'290'-'319' = 'Mental Disorders'
'280'-'289' = 'Diseases of Blood'
'140'-'208' = 'Malignant Neoplasms'
'634'-'639' = 'Abortion'
'740'-'759' = 'Congenital Abnomalies'
'996'-'999' = 'Surgical Complications'
'850'-'869' = 'Intracranial & Internal';