Example sentences for: nnh
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NNH may be calculated as the inverse of the difference between risk in exposed and risk in unexposed persons.
A risk difference, as used to calculate NNH, is less subject to nondifferential misclassification than is a risk ratio.
However, demonstrating association with graded exposures and statistical methods to determine significance or confidence intervals are well defined for relative risk but not for NNH.
Relative benefit and relative risk estimates were calculated with 95% confidence intervals using a fixed effects model [ 19 ] . Heterogeneity tests were not used as they have previously been shown to be unhelpful [ 20 21 ] , though homogeneity was examined visually [ 22 ] . Publication bias was not assessed using funnel plots as these tests have been shown to be unhelpful [ 23 24 ] . The number needed to treat or harm (NNT and NNH) with confidence intervals was calculated by the method of Cook and Sackett [ 25 ] from the sum of all events and patients for treatment and placebo.
8 per thousand (34 of 2225 exposed) for a NNH of 99.