December 12, 2011Open Access

Overestimation of risk ratios by odds ratios in trials and cohort studies: alternatives to logistic regression

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Logistic regression analysis, which estimates odds ratios, is often used to adjust for covariables in cohort studies and randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that study a dichotomous outcome. In case–control studies, the odds ratio is the appropriate effect estimate, and the odds ratio can

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