Glossary Term

Odds Ratio

Performance MetricsEN

Definition

The ratio of the odds of an event occurring in one group to the odds of it occurring in another group, or to a sample-based estimate of that ratio.

Extended Notes

Source: National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus 26.09d, C16932. NCI definition, reproduced without modification under CC BY 4.0. Source identity and definition checked automatically on 2026-10-18. No individual clinical interpretation or human reviewer is asserted.

Also Known As

Odds Ratio
Odds Ratio — IVD Glossary