2013
Childhood body mass index and subsequent physician-diagnosed asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies
Egan KB, Ettinger AS, Bracken MB. Childhood body mass index and subsequent physician-diagnosed asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. BMC Pediatrics 2013, 13: 121. PMID: 23941287, PMCID: PMC3751452, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-13-121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexCombined risk ratioProspective cohort studyRisk ratioYears of ageCohort studyMass indexChildhood body mass indexDescription of cohortPhysician-diagnosed asthmaNormal-weight childrenOverweight/obesityPotential effect modificationPotential effect modifiersIncident asthmaObesity definitionObserved sex effectsAsthma definitionsBMI assessmentObese childrenWeight childrenLanguage restrictionsSubgroup analysisObesity prevalenceEffect modification
1994
Clinically useful measures of effect in binary analyses of randomized trials
Sinclair J, Bracken M. Clinically useful measures of effect in binary analyses of randomized trials. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 1994, 47: 881-889. PMID: 7730891, DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(94)90191-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOdds ratioTreatment effectsHigher baseline riskRelative risk reductionRandomized clinical trialsControl group risksGroups of trialsLarge treatment effectsPhysician appreciationRandomized trialsRisk ratioClinical trialsRelative riskBaseline riskTreatment decisionsClinical questionsRisk differenceTrialsSingle trialRisk reductionRiskGroup riskPhysiciansAbsolute effectUseful measure