ld be the best way to interpret this? (Select one answer.) Smokers are 140% times as likely to develop bladder cancer compared to non-smokers. People with bladder cancer are about 40% more likely to be smokers compared to people who don't have bladder cancer. Smokers have a 2.4 % more risk of bladder cancer compared to nonsmokers. Smokers have 2.4 times the risk of developing bladder cancer compared to non-smokers.?

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Suppose a study looking at the association between smoking and bladder cancer found an odds ratio = 2.4. What would be the best way to interpret this? (Select one answer.)

  1. Smokers are 140% times as likely to develop bladder cancer compared to non-smokers.
  2. People with bladder cancer are about 40% more likely to be smokers compared to people who don't have bladder cancer.
  3. Smokers have a 2.4 % more risk of bladder cancer compared to nonsmokers.
  4. Smokers have 2.4 times the risk of developing bladder cancer compared to non-smokers.? 

 

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