• Interpret the results of the following studies a. An odds ratio of 1.2 (95% confidence interval: 0.8-1.5) is found for the association of low socioeconomic status and occurrence of obesity. b. A relative risk of 3.0 is reported for the association between consumption of red meat and the occurrence of colon cancer. The p-value of the association is 0.15. c. An odds ratio of 7 (95% confidence interval: 3.0 – 11.4) is found for the association of smoking and lung cancer. Solution A. An odds ratio of 1.2 suggests that those with low socioeconomic status are 1.2 times as likely to suffer from obesity as those without low SES. However, since the confidence interval contains 1.0, we cannot be sure if low SES has an effect on obesity rates; we could be seeing a result as high as 1.2 just due to chance. Plese post others as separate questions.

1. • Interpret the results of the following studies
a. An odds ratio of 1.2 (95% confidence interval: 0.8-1.5) is found for the association of low
socioeconomic status and occurrence of obesity.
b. A relative risk of 3.0 is reported for the association between consumption of red meat and the
occurrence of colon cancer. The p-value of the association is 0.15.
c. An odds ratio of 7 (95% confidence interval: 3.0 – 11.4) is found for the association of
smoking and lung cancer.
Solution
A. An odds ratio of 1.2 suggests that those with low socioeconomic status are 1.2
times as likely to suffer from obesity as those without low SES. However, since the confidence
interval contains 1.0, we cannot be sure if low SES has an effect on obesity rates; we could be
seeing a result as high as 1.2 just due to chance. Plese post others as separate questions