Open AccessThe odds ratio: Principles and applications
Author(s) -
Amit Kalra
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of the practice of cardiovascular sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2454-2830
pISSN - 2395-5414
DOI - 10.4103/2395-5414.182992
Subject(s) - calculator , odds , simple (philosophy) , odds ratio , statistic , computer science , intervention (counseling) , event (particle physics) , medicine , mathematics , statistics , machine learning , logistic regression , physics , philosophy , epistemology , quantum mechanics , psychiatry , operating system
The odds ratio (OR) is a simple tool, widely utilized in clinical research. As a simple statistic, it can be hand calculated to determine the odds of a particular event or a disease, and the information provided can be useful for understanding the results of a treatment/intervention. This article discusses the application of OR with examples and shows a simple way of performing the test using an online calculator