I have a regular case-control study where I can calculate the proportion of patients infected when exposed to say, UV vs regular light. For hypothesis testing, how do I decide which is a better measure - relative risk or absolute risk? I found this answer with comparison of the two approaches - How do you explain the difference between relative risk and absolute risk?

However, there were no guidelines on how to choose the right approach. Could you please help?

I have a regular case-control study where I can calculate the proportion of patients infected when exposed to say, UV vs regular light. For hypothesis testing, how do I decide which is a better measure - relative risk or absolute risk? I found this answer with comparison of the two approaches - How do you explain the difference between relative risk and absolute risk?

However, there were no guidelines on how to choose the right approach. Could you please help?