When studies report “OR”, it means Odds Ratio — a way of showing how much more likely an outcome is in one group compared with another.
OR 1.50 = 50% higher odds.
OR 1.81 = 81% higher odds.
It’s a simple measure of risk difference.
#LongCOVID #Epidemiology #COVID19 #Stats #PublicHealth
Dr Joe Pajak
npub1t6…syrpp
2026-06-18 11:07:10 UTC
in reply to nevent1q…sffs
Author Public Key
npub1t632xa7nm2477wfqpa8hz9rd7txaeku7nxfyn96ylaq6f5mk9paqksyrppSeen on
wss://relay.ditto.pubPublished at
2026-06-18 11:07:10 UTCEvent JSON
{
"id": "fd91a1e518dcfb23d3a3d64edca45035512f728c54f95b964a16ca27c21a7536",
"pubkey": "5ea2a377d3daabef39200f4f71146df2cddcdb9e9992499744ff41a4d376287a",
"created_at": 1781780830,
"kind": 1,
"tags": [
[
"e",
"8c4e187a5d5340ab7356ee7af35af2231ea4577a42822a83e9fc2c651cd3fed5",
"wss://relay.ditto.pub",
"reply"
],
[
"t",
"LongCovid"
],
[
"t",
"epidemiology"
],
[
"t",
"COVID19"
],
[
"t",
"stats"
],
[
"t",
"publichealth"
],
[
"proxy",
"https://mstdn.science/users/JoePajak/statuses/116770788523358085",
"activitypub"
],
[
"client",
"Mostr",
"31990:6be38f8c63df7dbf84db7ec4a6e6fbbd8d19dca3b980efad18585c46f04b26f9:mostr",
"wss://relay.ditto.pub"
]
],
"content": "When studies report “OR”, it means Odds Ratio — a way of showing how much more likely an outcome is in one group compared with another.\nOR 1.50 = 50% higher odds.\nOR 1.81 = 81% higher odds.\nIt’s a simple measure of risk difference.\n#LongCOVID #Epidemiology #COVID19 #Stats #PublicHealth",
"sig": "ef8e71289e1324f55eace42645eb5563be0275a6df0aab262b2ade7cf5361dbf7a672ae6247d2bbb05602b813b2388b3374f721f928805eba85a34833ad08e6f"
}