Showing posts with label NNT. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NNT. Show all posts

Friday, 31 August 2012

Number needed to treat (NNT)


Regarding the calculation of number needed to treat (NNT), which one of the following formulae is used?

a) 1/absolute risk reduction
b) 1/the odds ratio
c) The odds ratio/absolute risk reduction
d) Relative risk reduction/absolute risk reduction
e) 1/relative risk reduction