Epidemiologists hypothesized that there is an association between chocolate cons

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Epidemiologists hypothesized that there is an association between chocolate consumption and obesity in a population of college-aged students in College Station in 2012. They conducted a case-control study and generated the data in the table below. Which of the following is true? (you may select one or more response). Chocolate eaters Do not eat chocolate Total Obesity patients 208 92 300 Controls 208 192 400 Quiz 4 Tables.docx [ ] a. Prevalence of disease in the population is 300 / (300 + 400). b. Prevalence of disease in the population cannot be determined because there is not a 1:1 ratio of cases to controls. C. The study design is flawed because there is not a 1:1 ratio of cases to controls d. Incidence of disease in the population is 300 / (300 400) e. None of the above

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A is the right answer as the we want to find out the total obese students in a group of 700 students. So the prevalence is

300÷ 700=.48

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