Odds ratio: It is the ratio of the products of those events that were expected
divided by those events that were unexpected.
I am first going to cite an example for this. See a group of people exposed to a risk
factor like spoilt burgers in a party. Those who ate burgers and got gastroenteritis and
those who did not eat and did not get gastroenteritis are Expected outcomes. On the other
hand are the unexpected - those who ate and did not get gastroenteritis and those who did
not eat but got gastroenteritis.
D on topÞ +ve before -ve T belowß |
Disease +ve | Disease -ve |
| Risk factor Exposed | A |
B |
| Risk Factor unexposed | C |
D |
Odds ratio is AxD/BxC. See the 5x5 table to aid your memory.