Exam 13: More on Risk: Estimating the Potential for Prevention
Exam 1: Introduction4 Questions
Exam 2: The Dynamics of Disease Transmission11 Questions
Exam 3: The Occurrence of Disease: Idisease Surveillance and Measures of Morbidity7 Questions
Exam 4: The Occurrence of Disease: II. Mortality and Other Measures of Disease Impact12 Questions
Exam 5: Assessing the Validity and Reliability of Diagnostic and Screening Tests14 Questions
Exam 6: The Natural History of Disease: Ways of Expressing Prognosis7 Questions
Exam 7: Observational Studies12 Questions
Exam 8: Cohort Studies7 Questions
Exam 10: Assessing Preventive and Therapeutic Measures: Randomized Trials4 Questions
Exam 11: Randomized Trials: Some Further Issues2 Questions
Exam 12: Estimating Risk: Is There an Association12 Questions
Exam 13: More on Risk: Estimating the Potential for Prevention9 Questions
Exam 14: From Association to Causation: Deriving Inferences From Epidemiologic Studies6 Questions
Exam 15: More on Causal Inference: Bias, Confounding, and Interaction10 Questions
Exam 16: Identifying the Roles of Genetic and Environmental Factors in Disease Causation6 Questions
Exam 17: Using Epidemiology to Evaluate Health Services7 Questions
Exam 18: Epidemiologic Approach to Evaluating Screening Programs12 Questions
Exam 19: Epidemiology and Public Policy4 Questions
Exam 20: Ethical and Professional Issues in Epidemiology4 Questions
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In a cohort study of smoking and myocardial infarction in City A,the number of myocardial infarctions were 250 cases among 7,000 smokers and the number of myocardial infarctions were 150 cases among 20,000 nonsmokers.What is the relative risk of smoking in this cohort study?
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The following is a measure of the strength of association,typically used in case-control studies to measure the association between exposure and disease:
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What is the best measure of association to explain what percentage of the new diagnoses of disease X are explained by exposure to Y among those exposed to Y?
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The incidence of disease X is 56/1,000 per year among smokers and 33/1,000 per year among nonsmokers.What proportion of cases of disease X are due to smoking among those who smoke?
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In a cohort study of smoking and myocardial infarction in City A,the number of myocardial infarctions were 250 cases among 7,000 smokers and the number of myocardial infarctions were 150 cases among 20,000 nonsmokers.From another source,a cross-sectional study,we know that 30% of the total population in City A were smokers.What is the population proportion attributable risk of smoking in City A?
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In a cohort study of smoking and myocardial infarction in City A,the number of myocardial infarctions were 250 cases among 7,000 smokers and the number of myocardial infarctions were 150 cases among 20,000 nonsmokers.What is the attributable risk (risk difference) of smoking?
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Which of the following statements is the most accurate description of the risk and relative risk of lung cancer deaths in this study? Use the following information: Lung Cancer and Coronary Health Disease Mortality by Smoking Status
Smokers Nonsmokers Lung cancer 150 70 Coronary heart disease 700 300
[Modified from Doll R,Peto R.Mortality in relation to smoking: 20 years' observations on male British doctors.Br Med J.1976;2(6051):1525-1536.]
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Which of the following statements is the most accurate description of the attributable risk (deaths per 100,000) of coronary heart disease for smokers in this study? Use the following information: Lung Cancer and Coronary Health Disease Mortality by Smoking Status
Age-adjusted death rates per 100,000 Smokers Nonsmokers Lung cancer 150 70 Coronary heart disease 700 300 [Modified from Doll R,Peto R.Mortality in relation to smoking: 20 years' observations on male British doctors.Br Med J.1976;2(6051):1525-1536.]
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A politician asks an epidemiologist how many cases of coronary heart disease can be prevented if they manage to eliminate the exposure to smoking in city A.The epidemiologists explain that,if they eliminate smoking,they could prevent 22% cases of coronary heart disease.What measure of association was used to answer this question?
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