Figure 2 of Hawkins, Mol Vis 1999; 5:26.


Figure 2. Calculation of Risk Ratio

Illustration of method of calculating crude risk ratios from cohort, follow-up, and other prospective studies.

                 Attribute or Exposure
                      at Inception
                ------------------------
                Present        Absent
 Outcome       (Exposed)     (Unexposed)
----------     ---------     -----------

Disease            a              b
(Case)

No disease         c              d
(Control)

Risk of disease when attribute present:

(2 K)

Risk of disease when attribute absent:

(2 K)

Risk Ratio:

(2 K)

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