Absolute risk

Absolute risk (or AR) is the probability or chance of an event. It is usually used for the number of events (such as a disease) that occurred in a group, divided by the number of people in that group.<ref name="IEA Dictionary of Epidemiology">,

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Absolute risk is one of the most understandable ways of communicating health risks to the general public.<ref name="Trevena 2006">,

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See also

• Absolute risk reduction
• Relative risk
• Relative risk reduction

External links

• Know Your Chances: Understanding Health Statistics