Table 1.
Literature Citations Demonstrating the Frequency of Logistic Regression and Odds Ratio in Preference to Risk Ratio in the Medical Literature*
| Search Terms | References Since 1966 | References Since 2004 | Database |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logistic regression | 82,811 | 32,857 | PubMed |
| Poisson regression | 3,326 | 1,568 | PubMed |
| Binomial regression | 716 | 436 | PubMed |
| Odds ratio | 72,943 | 32,189 | PubMed |
| Adjusted odds ratio | 13,346 | 6625 | PubMed |
| Risk ratio | 3,333 | 1,286 | PubMed |
| Adjusted risk ratio | 486 | 201 | PubMed |
| Logistic regression and odds ratio | 23,285 | 10,042 | PubMed |
| Logistic regression and risk ratio | 257 | 91 | PubMed |
| Multivariate analysis and odds ratio | 10,005 | 4,646 | PubMed |
| Multivariate analysis and risk ratio | 512 | 127 | PubMed |
| Risk ratio and (Poisson regression or binomial regression) | 87 | 53 | PubMed |
| Zhang and Yu, JAMA (1998) | 728 | 431 | ISI Web of Knowledge |
All searches include citations available on April 8, 2008.
† Excluding reviews. All searches were edited if necessary to distinguish between odds ratio and risk ratio. Multivariate regression included terms for multivariable regression.