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1
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How would you set up a Generalized Table Summarizing Results of a Prospective Study?

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2
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What do we arrive at when we calculate:

P(event occurring in treatment group) - P(event occurring in control group)

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absolute risk reduction

3
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What is the formula for absolute risk reduction using information from the gerneralized table?

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4
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In what type of studies is relative risk used for?

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Prospective study

5
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What notation is used for proportion (or incidence rate) of some characterisitc in a treatment and control group?

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6
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How do you calculate the relative risk (risk ratio/RR)?

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7
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What is the number of subjects that must be treated in order to prevent one event?

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number needed to treat (NNT)

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What is the formula to find the number needed to treat (NNT)?

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9
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What is the formula for the actual odds against?

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10
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What is the formula for the actual odds in favor?

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11
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In retrospective and prospective studies, what is a measure of risk found by evaluating the ratio of the odds in favor of the treatment group to the odds in favor of the control group?

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Odds Ratio (OR or relative odds)

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What is the formula for the odds ratio?

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13
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Why is relative risk only used in prospective studies?

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In retropsective studies researchers can choose disease case that are different that the actual incidence rates