Odds Ratio or Prevalence Ratio? An Overview of Reported Statistical Methods and Appropriateness of Interpretations in Cross-sectional Studies with Dichotomous Outcomes in Veterinary Medicine

Odds Ratio or Prevalence Ratio? An Overview of Reported Statistical Methods and Appropriateness of Interpretations in Cross-sectional Studies with Dichotomous Outcomes in Veterinary Medicine

One of the most commonly observational study designs employed in veterinary is the cross-sectional study with binary outcomes. To measure an association with exposure, the use of prevalence ratios (PR) or odds ratios (OR) are possible. In human epidemiology, much has been discussed about the use of...

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Main Authors: Brayan Alexander Fonseca Martinez, Vanessa Bielefeldt Leotti, Gustavo de Sousa e Silva, Luciana Neves Nunes, Gustavo Machado, Luís Gustavo Corbellini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
odds ratio
prevalence ratio
veterinary epidemiology
log-binomial model
Bayesian model
cross-sectional study
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2017.00193/full

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