Public Health Sciences

Question 1

Attributable risk percent in the exposed = ?

Answer 1

Attributable risk percent in the exposed = 100 x[(risk in exposed - risk in unexposed)/risk in exposed] = 100 x [(RR-1)/RR]

Describes the excess risk in the exposed population that can be attributed to the risk factor

Question 2

Attributable risk = ?

Answer 2

AR = [(a/a+b) - (c/c+d)]