# Treatment or Comparison Variable

Select one variable from the ADSL table, for example, SEX, to be used as a treatment or comparison variable.

The distinct levels of this variable will be compared to each other statistically. If you leave this field blank, then the variable corresponding to treatment arm is used according to what you specify in the Treatment Variable to Use parameter above.

Use this field to specify a variable (such as SEX, for example) from ADSL to be used as a treatment or comparison variable. The distinct levels of this variable are compared to each other statistically.

### To Specify a Treatment or Comparison Variable:

| 8 | Select Specified Below in the Treatment or Comparison Variable to Use parameter.

| 8 | Click to open the Add window (shown below) that lists each variable contained in ADSL or the domain and SUPPxx (if merged) specific to this report.

| 8 | Select the variables you want to include in the analysis and click to add those variables to the text box.

In this example, SEX was selected and added.