| Titre : | Relationship between prevalence rate ratios and odds ratios in cross-sectional studies. (1997) |
| Auteurs : | C. ZOCCHETTI ; P.A. BERTAZZI ; D. CONSONNI ; Clinica del Lavoro "Luigi Devoto". Istituti Clinici di Per-fezionamento. Milan. ITA |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | International journal of epidemiology (vol. 26, n° 1, 1997) |
| Pagination : | 220-223 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Prévalence ; Méthodologie ; Homme ; Epidémiologie ; Etude comparée |
| Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST R0xHgmI0. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Background. Cross-sectional data are frequently encountered in epidemiology and published results are predominantly presented in terms of prevalence odds ratios (POR). A recent debate suggested a switch from POR, which is easily obtained via logistic regression analysis available in many statistical packages, to prevalence rate ratios (PRR). We thought it useful to explore the mathematical relationship between PRR and POR and to evaluate the degree of divergence of the two measures as a function of the prevalence of disease and exposure. Methods. With the use of some algebra and the common definitions of prevalence of the disease (Pr (D)), prevalence of the exposure (Pr (E)), PRR, and POR in a 2x 2 table, we have identified a useful formula that represents the mathematical relationship between these four quantities. Plots of POR versus PRR for selected values of Pr (D) and Pr (E) are reported. Results. Mathematically speaking the general relationship takes the form of a second order curve which can change curvature and/or rotate around the point POR=PRR=1 according to the values of Pr (D) and Pr (E), with POR being always further from the null value than is PRR. The discrepancies are much more influenced by variations in Pr (D) than in Pr (E). Conclusions. We think that the choice between POR or PRR in a cross-sectional study ought to be based on epidemiological grounds and not on the availability of software tools. (...) |
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