Worked Example
| Example 1: risk reduction | Example 2: risk increase | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experimental group (E) | Control group (C) | Total | (E) | (C) | Total | |
| Events (E) | EE = 15 | CE = 100 | 115 | EE = 75 | CE = 100 | 175 |
| Non-events (N) | EN = 135 | CN = 150 | 285 | EN = 75 | CN = 150 | 225 |
| Total subjects (S) | ES = EE + EN = 150 | CS = CE + CN = 250 | 400 | ES = 150 | CS = 250 | 400 |
| Event rate (ER) | EER = EE / ES = 0.1, or 10% | CER = CE / CS = 0.4, or 40% | EER = 0.5 (50%) | CER = 0.4 (40%) | ||
| Equation | Variable | Abbr. | Example 1 | Example 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CER − EER | < 0: absolute risk reduction | ARR | (−)0.3, or (−)30% | N/A |
| > 0: absolute risk increase | ARI | N/A | 0.1, or 10% | |
| (CER − EER) / CER | < 0: relative risk reduction | RRR | (−)0.75, or (−)75% | N/A |
| > 0: relative risk increase | RRI | N/A | 0.25, or 25% | |
| 1 / (CER − EER) | < 0: number needed to treat | NNT | (−)3.33 | N/A |
| > 0: number needed to harm | NNH | N/A | 10 | |
| EER / CER | relative risk | RR | 0.25 | 1.25 |
| (EE / EN) / (CE / CN) | odds ratio | OR | 0.167 | 1.5 |
| EER − CER | attributable risk | AR | (−)0.30, or (−)30% | 0.1, or 10% |
| (RR − 1) / RR | attributable risk percent | ARP | N/A | 20% |
| 1 − RR (or 1 − OR) | preventive fraction | PF | 0.75, or 75% | N/A |
EE is the number of events in the experimental group. CE is the number of events in the control group. EN is the number of non-events in the experimental group. CN is the number of non-events in the control group. ES is the total number of Events and Non-events in the Experimental group. CS is the toal number of events and non-events in the control group. EER is the proportion or fraction of events over the total in the experimental group. CER is the proportion or fraction of events over the total in the control group.
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