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