title: [Propensity score matching in SPSS].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To realize propensity score matching in PS Matching module of SPSS and interpret the analysis results.
  
  
  METHODS
  The R software and plug-in that could link with the corresponding versions of SPSS and propensity score matching package were installed. A PS matching module was added in the SPSS interface, and its use was demonstrated with test data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Score estimation and nearest neighbor matching was achieved with the PS matching module, and the results of qualitative and quantitative statistical description and evaluation were presented in the form of a graph matching.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Propensity score matching can be accomplished conveniently using SPSS software.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Guangzhou 510515, China.
authors.forename: Fuqiang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Chunlin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: DU
authors.forename: Menghui
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ning
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Shengli
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: An
mesh_terms: D057216:Propensity Score; D012984:Software