Odds Ratio

"Odds Ratio" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The ratio of two odds. The exposure-odds ratio for case control data is the ratio of the odds in favor of exposure among cases to the odds in favor of exposure among noncases. The disease-odds ratio for a cohort or cross section is the ratio of the odds in favor of disease among the exposed to the odds in favor of disease among the unexposed. The prevalence-odds ratio refers to an odds ratio derived cross-sectionally from studies of prevalent cases.

Descriptor ID	D016017
MeSH Number(s)	E05.318.740.600.600 G17.680.500 N05.715.360.750.625.590 N06.850.520.830.600.600
Concept/Terms	Odds Ratio Odds Ratio Odds Ratios Cross-Product Ratio Cross Product Ratio Cross-Product Ratios Ratio, Cross-Product Ratios, Cross-Product Relative Odds Odds, Relative Risk Ratio Ratio, Risk Ratios, Risk Risk Ratios

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
Statistics as Topic [E05.318.740]
Probability [E05.318.740.600]
Odds Ratio [E05.318.740.600.600]
Biological Sciences [G]
Mathematical Concepts [G17]
Probability [G17.680]
Odds Ratio [G17.680.500]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms [N05.715.360]
Statistics as Topic [N05.715.360.750]
Probability [N05.715.360.750.625]
Odds Ratio [N05.715.360.750.625.590]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
Statistics as Topic [N06.850.520.830]
Probability [N06.850.520.830.600]
Odds Ratio [N06.850.520.830.600.600]

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Bar chart showing 566 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 43 publications in 2010

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	8	8
1997	0	8	8
1998	0	7	7
1999	0	5	5
2000	0	1	1
2001	0	8	8
2002	0	12	12
2003	0	16	16
2004	0	14	14
2005	0	17	17
2006	0	20	20
2007	0	31	31
2008	0	27	27
2009	0	24	24
2010	0	43	43
2011	0	27	27
2012	0	30	30
2013	0	29	29
2014	0	35	35
2015	0	31	31
2016	0	40	40
2017	2	40	42
2018	0	21	21
2019	0	21	21
2020	0	17	17
2021	0	14	14
2022	0	4	4
2023	1	4	5
2024	0	5	5
2025	0	1	1
2026	0	3	3

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Bakradze E, Shu L, Yaghi S, Tran TLN, Crandal RC, Lester E, Mandel DM, Siegler JE, Penckofer M, Liberman AL, Field TS, Khan F, Kam W, Mac Grory B, Saleh Velez FG, Henninger N, Elangovan C, Krishnaiah B, Gandhi P, Shahripour RB, Ghannam M, Heldner MR, Antonenko K, Rothstein A, Leker RR, Metanis I, Samaniego E, Romoli M, Zedde M, Pascarella R, Nguyen TN, Klein P, Khasiyev F, Khazaal O, Almajali M, Zubair AS, Elnazeir M, Marto JP, Nehme A, Giles JA, Engelter ST, Stretz C, Salehi Omran S. Possible Diagnostic Error in Cervical Artery Dissection: Analysis of STOP-CAD Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 May 19; 15(10):e046408.

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Boudreau DM, Pocobelli G, Bobb JF, Cheetham C, Dublin S, Andrade SE, Albertson-Junkans L, Griffin MR, Li DK, Raebel MA, Hechter RC, Pawloski PA, Toh S, Hua W, Ouellet-Hellstrom R, Horn P, Dinatale M, Ceresa C, Soukup M, Ma Y, Trinidad JP. Neural tube defect risk in relation to opioid analgesic exposure during early pregnancy. Am J Epidemiol. 2026 May 07; 195(5):1242-1251.

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Zhou J, Muse Z, Br?nn E, Yang Y, Hysaj E, Martini M, Verberne NE, Opatowski M, Kamperman A, Kallner HK, Bertone-Johnson E, Lu D. Bidirectional Association Between Premenstrual Disorders and Psychiatric Disorders. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 May 01; 9(5):e2611765.

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Farrell CM, Kearney RB, Peddiraju A, Pino EC. Disparities in diagnosis and management of hypertension by incarceration status for patients receiving care in the emergency department. Am J Emerg Med. 2026 May; 103:93-98.

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Wade RC, Martinez FJ, Criner GJ, Tombs L, Lipson DA, Halpin DMG, Han MK, Singh D, Wise RA, Kalhan R, Dransfield MT. ECG-based risk factors for adverse cardiopulmonary events and treatment outcomes in COPD. Eur Respir J. 2025 Feb; 65(2).

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Gumustop S, Popelka A, Ramsey DJ. Access to a Patient Portal is Associated with a Higher Rate of Diabetic Eye Examination Completion. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2025 08; 32(4):420-427.

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Dong G, Cui Y, Gamalo-Siebers M, Liao R, Liu D, Hoaglin DC, Lu Y. On approximate equality of Z-values of the statistical tests for win statistics (win ratio, win odds, and net benefit). J Biopharm Stat. 2025 05; 35(3):457-464.

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Nakamori S, Rowin EJ, Rodriguez J, Ngo LH, Manning WJ, Maron M, Nezafat R. Accelerated myocardial fibrosis in young to middle-aged patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2024; 26(2):101072.

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Franco AJ, Krishna MM, Joseph M, Ezenna C, Bakir ZE, Sudo RYU, Wippel CW, Ismayl M, Goldsweig AM, Uthirapathy I. Complete versus culprit-only percutaneous coronary intervention in elderly patients with acute coronary syndrome and multivessel coronary artery disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2025 01; 70:1-9.

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DiGiacomo DV, Roelstraete B, Lebwohl B, Green PHR, Hammarstr?m L, Farmer JR, Khalili H, Ludvigsson JF. Predominantly antibody deficiency and the association with celiac disease in Sweden: A nationwide case-control study. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2024 06; 132(6):752-758.e2.

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