If the baseline risk of a certain disease for nonsmokers is 1% and the relative risk of the disease is 5 for smokers compared to nonsmokers, what is the risk of the disease for smokers?

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2022-11-05

If the baseline risk of a certain disease for nonsmokers is 1% and the relative risk of the disease is 5 for smokers compared to nonsmokers, what is the risk of the disease for smokers?

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Envetenib8ne

Envetenib8ne

Beginner2022-11-06Added 17 answers

Since
R e l a t i v e   r i s k = R i s k   o f   a   c e r t a i n   d i s e a s e   f o r   n o n s m o k e r s B a s e l i n e   r i s k = 5,
and since Baseline risk =1%, we have that Risk of a certain disease for nonsmokers=5*Baseline risk = 5*1%=5%
Result:
5%

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