title: [What is an odds ratio?].
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Navarra. mamartinez@unav.es
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Martínez-González
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: de Irala-Estevez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guillén-Grima
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000453:epidemiology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008875:Middle Aged; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D016017:Odds Ratio; D015995:Prevalence; D012306:Risk; D012307:Risk Factors