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Misuse of Odds Ratios in Obesity Literature: An Empirical Analysis of Published Studies

Odds ratios (ORs) are widely used in scientific research to demonstrate associations between outcome variables and covariates (risk factors) of interest and are often described in language suitable for risks or probabilities, but odds and probabilities are related, not equivalent. In situations wher...

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Autores principales: Tajeu, Gabriel, Sen, Bisakha, Allison, David B., Menachemi, Nir
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3399983/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22436842
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/oby.2012.71