odds ratio with 95% CI diabetes estimate lower upper 0 NA NA 1 Note that, since this is a cohort study, it makes sense to compute the risk ratio, but I also have the option of computing an odds ratio, although in a casecontrol study one can only calculate an odds ratioResults When risk was used as the measure of disease frequency, the summary risk ratio was 0 (95% CI = ), a 18% decrease in risk of infection When odds were used as the measure of disease frequency and the summary odds ratio was 041 (95% CI = 084), a 59% decrease in odds of infection Conclusions and clinical importanceThe odds ratio supports clinical decisions by providing information on the odds of a particular outcome relative to the odds of another outcome In the endocarditis example, the risk (or odds) of dying if treated with the new drug is relative to the risk (odds) of dying if treated with the standard treatment antibiotic protocol
Relative Risk And Odds Ratio
