Odds Ratios (OR) versus Risk Ratios (RR)
Disease
No disease
Total
Risk of disease
Odds of disease
Exposed
a
b
a+b
a/(a+b)
a/b
Unexposed
c
d
c+d
c/(c+d)
c/d
Odds Ratio
(a/b)/(c/d)
Risk Ratio
(a/(a+b))/(c/(c+d))
Disease
No disease
Total
Risk of disease
Odds of disease
Exposed
Unexposed
Odds Ratio
Risk Ratio