#RelativeRisks

Can we individualize the 'number needed to treat'? An empirical study of summary effect measures in meta-analyses - PubMed The fixed effects OR, random effects OR and random effects RR appear to be reasonably constant across different baseline risks. Given the interpretational and arithmetic ease of RR, clinicians may wis...

Are #RelativeRisks overwhelmingly similar across risk groups? And if so, can we personalize care by applying relative risk to individual patients’ risk profiles? This key #EBM study demonstrates that the answer to both questions is an unquestionable YES.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11914297/