Define and give the formula for an odds ratio:
Complete the 2 x 2 table below and calculate the Odds Ratio: There were 91 total with lung cancer of which 27 were not exposed to tobacco smoke; 173 total without lung cancer of which 56 were exposed to tobacco smoke. Show your work.
|
|
Disease Status |
|
|
|
Yes |
No |
Exposure Status |
Yes |
64 |
56 |
|
No |
27 |
117 |
3) Interpret the odds ratio / what does this finding mean?
4) You are reviewing the results of a case-control study of vitamin D supplements and prostate cancer. The study had an alpha level of .05 and 95% CI. The study findings report an Odds Ratio of .49, p value = .001, 95% CI (.45 – .60).
Interpret these results: comment on the OR, p value, and CI.
5) Discuss some of the methodological limitations of the case-control study design.
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