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not take the place of a standardized logistic regression coefficient for valuating the strength of the influences of the independent variables on the dependent variable, relative to one another.” The strength of each independent variable cannot be judged based on the magnitude of the OR, so that a larger OR for one independent variable might not have a stronger association than a smaller OR for another independent variable. The magnitude of the OR should not be used to evaluate the strength of association for individual independent variables or predictors. In the article by Mora et al, a different analysis is needed to assess the strength of association between the biomarkers and BMI, physical inactivity, or other independent variables.