Potential Misinterpretation of Treatment Effects Due to Use of Odds Ratios and Logistic Regression in Randomized Controlled Trials

BACKGROUND: In randomized controlled trials (RCTs), the odds ratio (OR) can substantially overestimate the risk ratio (RR) if the incidence of the outcome is over 10%. This study determined the frequency of use of ORs, the frequency of overestimation of the OR as compared with its accompanying RR in...

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Autores principales: Knol, Mirjam J., Duijnhoven, Ruben G., Grobbee, Diederick E., Moons, Karel G. M., Groenwold, Rolf H. H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3116891/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21698176
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0021248

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