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. 2009 Feb;44(1):288–302. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2008.00900.x

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.