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Association Measures In Cross-sectional Studies With Complex Sampling: Odds Ratio And Prevalence Ratio [medidas De Associação Em Estudo Transversal Com Delineamento Complexo: Razão De Chances E Razão De Prevalência]
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Revista Brasileira De Epidemiologia. , v. 11, n. 3, p. 347 - 355, 2008.
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Autor
Bergamo Francisco P.M.S.
Donalisio M.R.
Barros M.B.D.A.
Cesar C.L.G.
Carandina L.
Goldbaum M.
Institución
Resumen
The objective for this paper was to present and discuss the use of odds ratios and prevalence ratios using real data with a complex sampling design. We carried out a cross-sectional study using data obtained from a two-stage stratified cluster sample from a study conducted in 2001-2002 (n = 1,958). Odds ratios and prevalence ratios were obtained by unconditional logistic regression and Poisson regression, respectively, for later comparison using the Stata statistical package (v. 7.0). Confidence intervals and design effects were considered in the evaluation of the precision of estimates. Two outcomes of a cross-sectional study with different prevalences were evaluated: vaccination against influenza (66.1%) and self-referred lung disease (6.9%). In the high-prevalence scenario, using prevalence ratios the estimates were more conservative and we found narrower confidence intervals. 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