Abbreviations | Definition | Equation |
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RR | Relative Risk | Â |
OR | Odds Ratio | Â |
S | Susceptibility factor | Â |
E | Environmental exposure | Â |
ICRc/nc | The interaction contrast ratio (ICR) in a study with cases and non-cases | \({\mathrm{ICR}}_{\mathrm{c}/\mathrm{nc}}=\frac{{\mathrm{RR}}_{\mathrm{s}\mathrm{e}}}{{\mathrm{RR}}_{\mathrm{s}}{\mathrm{RR}}_{\mathrm{e}}}=\left(\frac{\mathrm{ag}}{\mathrm{c}\mathrm{e}}\right)\left(\frac{\left(\mathrm{c}+\mathrm{D}\right)\left(\mathrm{e}+\mathrm{F}\right)}{\left(\mathrm{a}+\mathrm{B}\right)\left(\mathrm{g}+\mathrm{H}\right)}\right)\) |
ICRcc | The ICR in a case-control study | \({\mathrm{ICR}}_{\mathrm{cc}}=\frac{{\mathrm{OR}}_{\mathrm{s}\mathrm{e}}}{{\mathrm{OR}}_{\mathrm{s}}{\mathrm{OR}}_{\mathrm{e}}}=\left(\frac{\mathrm{ag}}{\mathrm{ce}}\right)\left(\frac{\mathrm{DF}}{\mathrm{BH}}\right)\) |
ICRco | The ICR in a case-only study | \({\mathrm{ICR}}_{\mathrm{co}}=\left(\frac{\mathrm{ag}}{\mathrm{ce}}\right)\) |
S-E ORc/nc | Susceptibility factor-Environmental exposure odds ratio in a study with cases and non-cases | S-E ORc/nc = \(\left(\frac{\left(\mathrm{c}+\mathrm{D}\right)\left(\mathrm{e}+\mathrm{F}\right)}{\left(\mathrm{a}+\mathrm{B}\right)\left(\mathrm{g}+\mathrm{H}\right)}\right)\) |
S-E ORcontrol | Susceptibility factor-Environmental exposure odds ratio in the control population | S-E ORcontrol\(=\left(\frac{\mathrm{DF}}{\mathrm{BH}}\right)=\frac{\mathrm{df}}{\mathrm{bh}}\) |