Standardized Mortality Ratio

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-026584",
  "term": "Standardized Mortality Ratio",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "This is the relative measure of the difference in risk between the exposed and unexposed populations in a cohort study. The SMR is similar to the relative risk in both definition and interpretation. This measure is usually standardized to control for any differences in age, sex, and/or race between the exposed and reference populations. It is frequently converted to a percent by multiplying the ratio by 100.",
  "abbreviation": "SMR",
  "subject": "Health and safety",
  "references": [
    "Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Glossary; EPA 2003"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/standardized-mortality-ratio/"
}