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attributable risk |
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attributable emanating from or pertaining to attribute. attributable proportion see attributable risk (below). attributable risk a measure of the proportion of the total risk which can be attributed to the risk factor which is under consideration. Called also attributable proportion. attributable risk Epidemiology Any factor which ↑ the risk of suffering a particular condition. See Relative risk, Risk factor. Cf Nonattributable risk Statistics The rate of a disorder in exposed subjects that is attributable to the
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The attributable risk percent (AR%) was estimated as follows: ([odds ratio (OR) - 1]/OR) x 100. 6%) than the attributable risk below threshold concentrations (1. Depressive symptoms as relative and attributable risk factors for first-onset major depression. |
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