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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Apr 11.
Published in final edited form as: Epidemiology. 2010 Jul;21(Suppl 4):S44–S50. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181dceac2

eTable 3.

(available online only). Risk estimation based on calibration curves with 7 versus 14 standards

OR Approach 7-point curve 14-point curve
OR estimate % bias OR estimate % bias
1.05 no error 1.052 0.15% 1.052 0.15%
collapsed linear 1.048 −0.21% 1.050 0.01%
collapsed curved 1.048 −0.17% 1.051 0.11%
batch-spec linear 1.042 −0.80% 1.044 −0.56%
batch-spec curved 1.042 −0.74% 1.045 −0.47%

1.15 no error 1.150 0.04% 1.150 0.04%
collapsed linear 1.131 −1.64% 1.135 −1.31%
collapsed curved 1.134 −1.41% 1.138 −1.01%
batch-spec linear 1.115 −3.00% 1.119 −2.67%
batch-spec curved 1.118 −2.78% 1.123 −2.39%

1.65 no error 1.655 0.32% 1.655 0.32%
collapsed linear 1.532 −7.16% 1.544 −6.42%
collapsed curved 1.562 −5.33% 1.578 −4.39%
batch-spec linear 1.460 −11.49% 1.472 −10.78%
batch-spec curved 1.483 −10.12% 1.497 −9.28%