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Name: The aim of an epidemiological study was to examine the relationship between jobs requiring heavy lifting ) and retinal detachment (s). In this study, researchers selected 500 patients with retinal detachment and 500 persons without retinal detachment. Of patients with retinal detachment, 129 had jobs requiring heavy lifting while 25 of persons without retinal detachment had jobs requiring heavy lifting, Based on this information answer the following questions A. What kind of epidemiologic studies is this? B. Summarize the data in a 2X2 table. C. Use an appropriate measure of association and calculate the association between heavy lifting and retinal detachment. D. Interpret the measure of association value you have calculated.

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Based on the given information:

Examine the relationship between jobs requiring heavy lifting and retinal detachment.

1. What kind of epidemiological studies is this?

2. Summarize the data in a 2 x 2 table

3. Use the appropriate measure of association and calculate the association between heavy lifting and retinal detachment.

4. Interpret the measure of association value you have calculated.

With Retinal Detachment Without Retinal Detachment Sum Job requires Heavy Lifting 129 (a) 25 (b) 154 Jobs without Heavy Lifting 371 (c) 475 (d) 846 Sum 500 500 1000

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