Odds are fairly simple to calculate, but a bit less intuitive than risks The odds of something happening are the events divided by the non-events So if 10 in 100 people have an event, the ODDS are 10/90 = 0.11
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It's also really hard to tell if the study used risks or odds unless you actually read it, which adds a layer of complexity to the matter
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Honestly, I want to end on a nice easy note, but the fact is that odds are confusing, a lot of researchers get them wrong, and it's unlikely we'll have a solution to this any time soon Hurray!
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Anyway, a reasonable proportions of the headlines you've seen probably overestimate the actual risk because the studies used odds ratios
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