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Table 2 Hypothetical population data

From: Accounting for biases in survey-based estimates of population attributable fractions

 

pe

pd

RR

qx (NS)

qx (S)

qx (total)

Non-Hispanic black

0.35

0.538

2.17

0.231

0.50

0.325

Non-Hispanic white

0.20

0.444

3.21

0.156

0.50

0.225

  1. pe proportion smoker in population, pd proportion smoker among deceased in population, qx (NS) probability of death among nonsmokers in population, qx (S) probability of death among smokers in population, RR risk ratio
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