Table 2 Comparison of the logistic, Mantel-Haenszel, Poisson, robust Poisson and log-binomial methods for treatment of headache adjusted for gender
MethodEstimates (SE)RatioWald 95% CIWald p value
Logistic1.2060 (0.4244)OR = 3.3401.454 to 7.6740.0045
M-HNAPR = 2.1671.232 to 3.809NA
Log-binomial0.7837 (0.2859)PR = 2.1901.250 to 3.8340.0061
Cox/Poisson0.7732 (0.3450)PR = 2.1671.102 to 4.2610.0250
Robust Poisson0.7732 (0.2866)PR = 2.1671.236 to 3.7990.0070

  • NA, not applicable; OR, odds ratio; PR, prevalence ratio.