Converting an odds ratio to a range of plausible relative risks for better communication of research findings

Robert Grant

doi:10.1136/bmj.f7450

Converting an odds ratio to a range of plausible relative risks for better communication of research findings

Robert Grant

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Odds ratios are a necessary evil in medical research; although used as a measure of effect size from logistic regressions and case-control studies, they are poorly understood. This paper provides practical advice for authors and readers on converting odds ratios to relative risks.

Original language	English
Article number	f7450
Journal	British Medical Journal (BMJ)
Volume	348
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f7450
Publication status	Published - 24 Jan 2014
Externally published	Yes

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Epidemiology and public health

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Converting an odds ratio to a range of plausible relative risks for better communication of research findings

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