Table 1 Minimum detectable relative risks for different scenarios of exposure prevalence
From: Piccolipiù, a multicenter birth cohort in Italy: protocol of the study
Exposure prevalence | Relative risk | Examples |
|---|---|---|
5% | 2.00 | Association between maternal pre-pregnancy obesity and childhood obesity |
10% | 1.69 | Association between maternal hypertension in pregnancy and asthma in childhood |
25% | 1.46 | Association between lower socio-economic status and impaired cognitive development |
50% | 1.40 | Association between gender and emergency department admittance for common diseases |