The ratio of the incidence of the adverse event in those individuals who take the medicine to the incidence of those who do not take the medicine is known as:

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The ratio described in the question is known as the relative risk. This ratio is used to compare the incidence of an adverse event in two groups, one of which took the medicine and the other did not. The relative risk is calculated as the incidence rate in the group taking the medicine divided by the incidence rate in the group not taking the medicine.

The Ratio of the Incidence of the Adverse Event in Those