Question: 5. Examine the following data from a case-control study , examining the effect of vitamin E supplementation on stomach cancer. Controls were recruited from the

5. Examine the following data from acase-control study, examining the effect ofvitamin E supplementation on stomach cancer. Controls were recruited from the community (neighbors of the cases).

Cases

Controls

Vitamin E supplementation

33

20

No vitamin E supplementation

67

80

  1. Calculate theodds ratio by hand. Show work below, use at least 2 sigfig.
  2. Interpret the odds ratio.
  3. Use OpenEpi to calculate a 95% CI. (use OpenEpi, 2x2 table option, enter cells of table, click results, copy and paste the 95% confidence interval for the Odds Ratio) 2-points
  4. Interpret the 95%CI.
  5. Did vitamin E appear toincrease or decrease the odds of being a case? (orneither- meaning no significant association)? __________
  6. Was the effect statistically significant? ________
  7. Why is it acceptable to use "neighbor controls" for this study?

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