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Activity Number: 436
Type: Luncheons
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 9, 2006 : 12:30 PM to 1:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Statistics in Epidemiology
Abstract - #305634
Title: Relative Risk Regression as an Alternative to Logistic Regression in Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Studies
Author(s): Richard Kronmal*+
Companies: University of Washington
Address: Building 29, Suite 310, Seattle, WA, 98115,
Keywords: relative risk regression ; logistic regression ; risk ratio ; prevalence ratio
Abstract:

The most commonly used method for regression modeling of a binary variable in cross-sectional and longitudinal studies is logistic regression. Yet, it is the relative risk (prevalence ratio for cross-sectional and risk ratio for longitudinal studies) that is the quantity of interest in such analyses, not the odds ratio. We will discuss the methodological issues involved in relative risk regression.

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