Nevertheless by her own choice she'd entered a world of absolute risk, where nothing could save her except herself.
The additional absolute risk they face is small, albeit better avoided.
However, the normal ranges of lipid levels on many laboratory reports do not take into account individual patients' absolute risk.
In particular, adequate information is not available to differentiate varying levels of absolute risk among the moderate-risk group.
It should be clear that the hazard ratio is a relative measure of effect and tells us nothing about absolute risk.
Every case that comes to us must be regarded as an absolute risk until the hazard is eliminated.
With a target heart rate of 55 beats per minute they reduce the absolute risk of bleeding by 10%.
Trials have shown beta blockers reduce the absolute risk of death by 4.5% over a 13-month period.
Interactive tool for estimating an individual's absolute risk of developing melanoma.
But other studies were less conclusive, and in any event, the absolute risk to the average woman was small.