Table 1

Hypothetical combinations of relative risks rK-ras , rwild and overall relative risk for cancer given the that the odds ratio rK-ras/rwild among cases is 3.7 and PK-ras/Pwild = 1.25

rK-ras rwild Overall relative risk
1.00.270.68
1.250.340.84
1.500.411.01
1.750.471.18
2.00.541.35
  • The estimates of the odds ratio (3.7) and PK-ras/Pwild (1.25) are as found by Porta and colleagues.2