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Confidence intervals for NNT/NNH Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: _____ are a range of values within which the true mean of the population is expected to fall, with a specified probability (usually 95%)
Answer: Confidence intervals
Flashcard 2: _____ risk is defined as the difference in risk between exposed and unexposed groups
Answer: Attributable
Flashcard 3: _____ risk reduction is the difference in risk attributable to an intervention compared to a control
Answer: Absolute
Flashcard 4: _____ risk reduction is the proportion of risk reduction attributable to an intervention compared to a control
Answer: Relative
Flashcard 5: Precision may also be referred to as _____
Answer: reliability
Flashcard 6: The number needed to harm (NNH) is equal to _____
Answer: 1/AR
Flashcard 7: If the confidence interval does not include the null value, the result is statistically _____
Answer: the difference in risk between exposed and unexposed groups (attributable risk used for risk-enhancing factors ARR used for risk-reducing interventions)
Flashcard 9: number needed to harm (NNH) (epidemiology)
Answer: The number of patients who must be exposed in order to cause 1 event.
Extra: NNH = 1/attributable risk
Flashcard 10: number needed to treat (NNT) (epidemiology)
Answer: The number of patients who must be treated in order to prevent 1 event.
Extra: NNT = 1/absolute risk reduction
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