The measure of association that compares the risk of the health outcome in one group with the disease (cases) to another group without the disease to evaluate possible exposure to a common risk factor is known as:

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The odds ratio is used in case-control studies to compare the odds of exposure to a risk factor in cases (with the disease) to controls (without the disease).

The Measure of Association That Compares the Risk of the Health