Based on the data, please calculate the incidence of lung cancer in the total population. Please also calculate and interpret Population Attributable Risk (PAR) and Population Attributable Risk percent (PAR%) of smoking in the total population.

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We know that the smoking prevalence in the total population is 30%. It is also known that the
incidence of lung cancer among smokers was found to be 10/1000 and the incidence among
nonsmokers was 2/1000.
Based on the data, please calculate the incidence of lung cancer in the total population.
Please also calculate and interpret Population Attributable Risk (PAR) and Population Attributable
Risk percent (PAR%) of smoking in the total population.
Transcribed Image Text:We know that the smoking prevalence in the total population is 30%. It is also known that the incidence of lung cancer among smokers was found to be 10/1000 and the incidence among nonsmokers was 2/1000. Based on the data, please calculate the incidence of lung cancer in the total population. Please also calculate and interpret Population Attributable Risk (PAR) and Population Attributable Risk percent (PAR%) of smoking in the total population.
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