Question

A 15 yr follow up was conducted examining the relationship between environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and developing a myocardial infarction (MI). ETS was measured based on whether a person had a smoker in the home. A total of 20,000 people reported having smokers in the home and another 22,500 did not. One hundred twenty new MI cases occurred among those with smokers in the home and 100 new MI cases occurred among those who did not. What is the attributable risk, attributable risk percent, odds ratio and interpret them in sentences. How does the relative rate compare to the odds ratio, and why? Assume that 45% of people of R.I. have a smoker in the home, What is the calculation and interpretation of the population attributable risk in R.I. Calculate and interpret the percent population attributable risk in R.I.

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