Question 1
A study found that a man who is a cigarette smoker has a risk of having a heart attack 5 times greater than a man who is a non-smoker. Which of the following statistics is quoted in this statement?
-Baseline risk
-Risk
-Increased risk
-Relative risk
Question 2
A study reported that individuals who don't consume omega 3 fatty acids are 20% more likely to have heart disease than those that do consume them. The number 20% is which of the following?
-Baseline risk
-Risk
-Increased risk
-Relative risk
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Question 3
Suppose a 1/2-pack-or-more-of-cigarettes-a-day smoker has a 200% increased risk of a certain type of serious facial skin condition. How do you interpret this?
-You had better stop smoking, a 200% increase is a huge difference.
-You need to find out what the baseline risk is and what confounding variables were adjusted for before you can determine how serious this is for you.
-You should just continue smoking a ½ pack or more per day; no one could possibly come up with a valid statistic that measures this.