Bias of using odds ratio estimates in multinomial logistic regressions to estimate relative risk or prevalence ratio and alternatives

• Main Authors: Suzi Alves Camey (Author), Vanessa Bielefeldt Leotti Torman (Author), Vania Naomi Hirakata (Author), Renan Xavier Cortes (Author), Alvaro Vigo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Recent studies have emphasized that there is no justification for using the odds ratio (OR) as an approximation of the relative risk (RR) or prevalence ratio (PR). Erroneous interpretations of the OR as RR or PR must be avoided, as several studies have shown that the OR is not a good approximation f...