You perform a case-control study investigating potential risk factors for a new

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You perform a case-control study investigating potential risk factors for a new type of pneumonia to strike Atlanta, GA. From preliminary evaluations, you suspect that the disease may be related to mold. As part of the investigation, you identify all 60 cases of the unusual pneumonia and 120 neighborhood controls Through standard interviews and household environmental evaluations, you determine whether participants have mold in their homes and obtain the following results Cases xposure Mold present Mold absent Total Controls 59 61 120 Total 100 80 180 60 Which of the following is INCORRECT? The risk of disease is approximately 2 times higher in those exposed compared with those not exposed The odds of mold exposure is 0.97 in the controls The relative risk of the disease in the exposed compared to the unexposed is 33/100 person years The odds of exposure among the cases is 2.2 times higher than the odds of exposure among the controls The odds of mold exposure is 2.16 in the cases

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Out of the folloeing the one that is incorrect is:
The relative risk of the disease in the exposed compared to the unexposed is 33/100 person years

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