Me answer this question, you (i am studying public health - epidemiology in case you are trying to make subject connection).
a large medical center’s oncology program reported an increased number of cases of pancreatic cancer during a certain month. the hospital’s epidemiologist decided to research the problem. tumor registry records were searched to identify all cases of pancreatic cancer during a five-year period; cancer patients were matched with patients treated for other diseases during the same five-year period. all subjects in the study were questioned about lifestyle factors including alcohol, tea, and coffee consumption. the resulting data are as follows:
data
cancer patients
other patients
men
women
men
women
lifestyle variable
alcohol
185
120
270
260
tea drinking
140
110
230
225
coffee drinking
190
140
270
240
note: total number of male cancer patients = 200.
total number of female cancer patients = 150.
total number of male patients (other diseases) = 300.
total number of female patients (other diseases) = 300.
a. does this study have an exposure status variable?
b. which number best approximates risk associated with tea drinking in women?
c. does this study have a disease status variable?
d. what type of study is this?
e. which number best approximates risk associated with alcohol drinking in men?
f. which number best approximates risk associated with coffee drinking in men?