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1. Which of the following is NOT true in regards to relative risk? A) It is the

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Question

1. Which of the following is NOT true in regards to relative risk?

A) It is the most appropriate measure to use with a cohort study.

B) It is based on prevalence of disease in two separate groups.

C) It is the most appropriate measure of risk to use with a case-control study.

D) A relative risk greater than one indicates an association between exposure and disease.

2. Which of the following statements does NOT accurately describe an odds ratio?

A)This measure is most appropriately used with case-control studies.

B)This measure is based on disease prevalence within a group.

C)When calculating this measure, you first choose case and control groups, and then compare their exposure.

D)It is an estimated measure of disease risk.

3. Attributable risk is important because it can help health professionals to know how much of a disease can be prevented by eliminating contact with a related exposure.

A)This measure is most appropriately used with case-control studies.

B)This measure is based on disease prevalence within a group.

C)When calculating this measure, you first choose case and control groups, and then compare their exposure.

D)It is an estimated measure of disease risk.

3. Attributable risk is important because it can help health professionals to know how much of a disease can be prevented by eliminating contact with a related exposure.

A) True B) False

Explanation / Answer

1. (D) Relative Risk greater than one means the event is less likely to occur in the experimental (diseased) group than in the control group.

2. (D) Because this study can overestimate the disease risk.

3. (A) As attributable risk provides an indication of what the percentage reduction in the incidence rate of a disease could be in a given population if the exposure were eliminated altogether,