Cohort study questions | EPIDEMIOLOGY | University of Massachusetts
1. Read the paper by Must, et al (1992): Long-term morbidity and mortality of overweight adolescents. NEJM, 327:1350-55. Questions Based on the table and formulas below, calculate, label AND state the meaning of your answer (interpret) in a sentence: Status as Adolescents Number of Participants CHD Deaths Person-years of observation Overweight 238 40 9,329 Not overweight 270 30 10,980 Risk Ratio = a/(a + b) […]