Asked by Bethany Ramos on Jul 20, 2024
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Wendi is a long-time smoker, which carries a relative risk of about 23.0 for lung cancer death and 2.0 for heart disease mortality. From this information you can conclude that
A) Wendi is more than four times as likely to die from lung cancer as from heart disease.
B) Wendi's absolute risk for lung cancer is greater than her absolute risk for heart disease.
C) Wendi is about 23 times more likely to die of lung cancer than those who do not smoke.
D) Wendi is about 23 times more likely to die of heart disease than her twin sister.
Relative Risk
A measure in epidemiology that indicates the likelihood of a certain event or disease occurring in one group compared to another.
Mortality
The state of being subject to death; often used in statistics to refer to the rate of death in a population.
- Interpret relative and absolute risks in health-related outcomes.
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Parker BentonJul 24, 2024
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
Relative risk is a measure of the risk of a certain event happening in one group compared to the risk of the same event happening in another group. In this context, a relative risk of 23.0 for lung cancer death means Wendi is about 23 times more likely to die of lung cancer than those who do not smoke. This does not directly compare lung cancer risk to heart disease risk, nor does it compare her risk to a twin sister's risk for heart disease.
Learning Objectives
- Interpret relative and absolute risks in health-related outcomes.
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