Medical Statistics for Manuscripts: Interpret and Report Results

Reviewers judge a paper by how it reports its numbers. These guides explain the common effect measures and tests in plain language, how to report them in a manuscript, and the mistakes reviewers flag most.

• Odds ratio vs relative risk vs hazard ratio: what is the difference and which should I report?Relative risk, odds ratio and hazard ratio explained for physician-researchers, with a worked 2×2 example and reporting wording. See which one your study needs.
• How do I interpret and report P values and 95% confidence intervals in a medical paper?How to interpret and report 95% confidence intervals and P values in a medical manuscript, with SAMPL and JAMA formats and a worked example. Check your results.