Risk Ratio Calculator
The Risk Ratio Calculator computes the risk ratio (incidence rate ratio) between exposed and unexposed populations. Calculate attributable risk and population attributable fraction to quantify the public health impact of risk factors.
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What is a Risk Ratio?
A risk ratio (also called incidence rate ratio) compares the incidence of an outcome in an exposed group to that in an unexposed group. It is mathematically identical to relative risk when calculated from cumulative incidence data. RR = 3.0 means the exposed group has 3 times the incidence rate of the outcome.
Risk ratios are preferred in public health because they directly communicate the fold-increase in disease risk. Combined with attributable risk (AR = risk_exposed - risk_unexposed), they quantify both relative and absolute disease burden from an exposure.
使用される計算公式・方程式
この計算ツールは5つの主要な公式を使用しています：
1 Risk Ratio ▼
Exposed rate: 15 per 1000. Unexposed rate: 5 per 1000. RR = 15/5 = 3.0.
2 Attributable Risk ▼
AR = 15/1000 - 5/1000 = 10/1000. The exposure accounts for 10 extra cases per 1000.
3 Population Attributable Fraction ▼
If 30% of population exposed and RR = 3: PAF = 0.3×2 / (1+0.3×2) = 0.375 = 37.5%.
比率計算ツールの使い方
この比率計算ツールは、以下の3ステップで簡単にご利用いただけます：
数値を入力
入力欄に既知の比率の値を入力します。求めたい未知数の入力欄は空欄のままにしておきます。
モードを選択
比率モード（解く、簡素化、スケーリング）を選択します。各モードで異なる計算式が適用されます。
結果を確認
計算するボタンを押します。結果画面に答えと、視覚的な比率バー、円グラフ、詳細なステップバイステップの解決プロセスが表示されます。
実例問題と段階的な解説
本比率計算ツールを使って、以下の3つの例題をステップバイステップで解決するプロセスです：
入力 1 Disease rates: 20/1000 exposed vs 5/1000 unexposed
入力 2 Calculate PAF: 40% exposed, RR = 2.5
入力 3 Protective factor: vaccinated risk 3%, unvaccinated 12%
よくある質問 (FAQ)
How is risk ratio different from odds ratio? ▼
Risk ratio uses incidence proportions: events/total. Odds ratio uses odds: events/non-events. For rare outcomes (< 10%), OR ≈ RR. For common outcomes (> 10%), OR overestimates the strength of association compared to RR.
What does attributable risk tell us? ▼
Attributable risk (AR) is the absolute difference in risk between exposed and unexposed groups. It tells you how many additional cases per unit of population are caused by the exposure, which is useful for public health resource planning.
What is population attributable fraction? ▼
PAF estimates the proportion of disease in the total population that would be prevented if the exposure were eliminated. A PAF of 37.5% means eliminating the exposure would prevent 37.5% of all cases.
Can risk ratio be calculated from case-control studies? ▼
No. Case-control studies sample by outcome status, making the denominator (total exposed/unexposed) unknown. Use odds ratio instead. Risk ratio requires cohort data where you follow groups forward in time.
What is a clinically meaningful risk ratio? ▼
Context matters. In oncology, RR = 0.80 (20% reduction) may be significant for a deadly cancer. In preventive medicine, RR = 0.50 (50% reduction) is typically considered clinically meaningful. Always report alongside AR and NNT.