Journal article
Relative risk and odds ratio data are still portrayed with inappropriate scales in the medical literature
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of inappropriate use of arithmetic scales to present relative risk (RR) and odds ratio (OR) data in figures among a group of high-profile general medical journals.
STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Articles presenting RR or OR data in figures and published in one of five journals during 2002-2003 and 2007-2008 were evaluated to determine the type of scale used with the figures. Logarithmic and reciprocal (inverse) …
Authors
Levine MAH; El-Nahas AI; Asa B
Journal
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, Vol. 63, No. 9, pp. 1045–1047
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 2010
DOI
10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.12.016
ISSN
0895-4356