I am trying to join two tables that share the same individual ID (key). The first table (a) is a 'wide' table with many variables including key and age, and the second table (b) is a 'long' table, including only the variables key, diagnosis_number, and diagnosis, where each individual can have multiple values of diagnosis.

I want to select columns key, age, and the primary diagnosis for individuals where:

• diagnosis = "a", "b", or "c" when diagnosis_number = 1 [the 'primary diagnosis']
• AND diagnosis = "y" for any of diagnosis_number = 2:20

I've tried:

SELECT main.key, main.age, diag.diagnosis
FROM a as main

INNER JOIN
    
(

   SELECT prim.key, prim.diagnosis
   FROM

   (SELECT DISTICT key, diagnosis
    FROM b
    WHERE diagnosis IN ('a', 'b', 'c')
    AND diagnosis_number = 1) as prim

   INNER JOIN

   (SELECT DISTICT key, diagnosis
    FROM b
    WHERE diagnosis = 'y'
    AND diagnosis_number BETWEEN 2 AND 20) as sec

   ON prim.key = sec.key) as diag

ON main.key = diag.key

CodePudding user response：

Think this could be solved without subqueries/SELECTs inside of joins:

SQL Server

SELECT a.key, a.age, b.diagnosis
FROM a
INNER JOIN b
    ON b.key = a.key
WHERE b.diagnosis IN ('a', 'b', 'c')
    AND b.diagnosis_code = 1
    AND a.key IN (SELECT b1.key 
                  FROM b AS b1
                  WHERE b1.diagnosis = 'y'
                      AND b1.diagnosis_code BETWEEN 2 AND 20)