Method glossary

prevalence ratio

Measure of association typical of cross-sectional studies (it compares the proportion who have the outcome).

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Alternatives for logistic regression in cross-sectional studies: an empirical comparison of models that directly estimate the prevalence ratio
Barros AJD, Hirakata VN. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2003;3:21
10.1186/1471-2288-3-21
PMC521200

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