A study reports a mortality rate of 25% in patients randomised to receive drug A compared to 50% of patients randomised to receive drug B. Which of the following statements is correct?Question 8Select one:a.None of the options are correctb.The risk of mortality is reduced by 25% in patients receiving drug A compared to drug Bc.Patients randomised to receive drug A are two times more likely to die compared to those receiving drug Bd.The relative risk of mortality in patients receiving drug B is 50%e.The relative risk of mortality in patients receiving drug A compared to drug B is 0.50
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A study reports a mortality rate of 25% in patients randomised to receive drug A compared to 50% of patients randomised to receive drug B. Which of the following statements is correct?Question 8Select one:a.None of the options are correctb.The risk of mortality is reduced by 25% in patients receiving drug A compared to drug Bc.Patients randomised to receive drug A are two times more likely to die compared to those receiving drug Bd.The relative risk of mortality in patients receiving drug B is 50%e.The relative risk of mortality in patients receiving drug A compared to drug B is 0.50
Solution
The correct answer is e. The relative risk of mortality in patients receiving drug A compared to drug B is 0.50.
Here's why:
Relative risk is a ratio of the probability of an event occurring in the exposed group versus a non-exposed group. In this case, the event is mortality and the two groups are those receiving drug A and those receiving drug B.
The mortality rate for drug A is 25% and for drug B is 50%.
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