percent decrease from previous calculates the percent decrease from the previous value to the current value. For example, given the following case fragment:
01 Jun 03 20 Jun 03 30 Jun 03 15 Oct 03 02 Nov 03 HDL 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.2 1.7 LDL 4.5 4.7 3.1 Trig 3.6 3.6 LipidDrug N Y Y
percent decrease from previous HDL is 23`
percent decrease from previous LDL where LDL is numeric is 34
percent decrease from previous HDL where LipidDrug is “Y” is 0