absolute risk
collocation in Englishmeaningsofabsoluteandrisk
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absolute
adjective
uk/ˈæb.sə.luːt/us/ˈæb.sə.luːt/
very great or to the largest ...
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risk
noun
uk/rɪsk/us/rɪsk/
the possibility of something ...
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Thus, even though the absolute fracture rates were higher in the older group, both relative andabsoluteriskreductions were less, and not statistically significant.
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The magnitude of this risk during and following treatment should be studied in terms of the difference inabsoluteriskbetween no treatment and treatment.
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As age has such a powerful influence onabsoluterisk, most elderly people fall into the high-risk categories.
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It should always be considered in the context ofabsoluterisk.
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Most data come from women aged 50-64 years; women aged 40-49 years may also benefit, but theabsoluteriskreduction is lower.
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An important distinction in the book is the difference between relative andabsoluteriskreduction.
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These recommendations, however, are based solely on expert consensus and theabsoluteriskfor most patients is likely extremely small.
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Currently cutoff levels of pretreatmentabsoluteriskhave been used to target healthy persons eligible for risk-lowering treatment (4).
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Moreover, some doctors may feel uncomfortable with concepts likeabsoluteriskand relative risk.
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Section 5 computes - assuming constantabsoluteriskaversion - the optimal steady-state tax and savings rates implied by these different means and variabilities.
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The concept ofabsoluteriskhas some merits but all elderly patients fall into the high-risk group.
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Floatingabsoluterisk: an alternative to relative risk in survival and case-control analysis avoiding an arbitrary reference group.
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Odds ratios and risk ratios are particularly useful when examining the level of effect of a treatment at different levels ofabsoluterisk.
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Absoluteriskreduction presents an arguably more accurate picture.
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Armed with a clear understanding of the difference between relative andabsoluteriskreduction, the authors go about evaluating the evidence supporting various screenings, treatments, and environmental hazards.
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Ht +1 is positive and increases as the degree ofabsoluteriskaversion increases.
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Numerical (absolute)riskrather than categorized risk was used, as new guidelines advocate the calculation ofabsoluterisk.
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Merck executives did not try to explain this important distinction between relative risk andabsoluteriskto the public.
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Important, too, is the effect of applyingabsoluteriskreduction to large numbers of people.
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Equation (12a) is negative ifabsoluteriskaversion is decreasing.
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