2) The following data are from a retrospective cohort study oncocaine use during pregnancy and perinatal outcomes among singletonbirths (Handler et al. Cocaine use during pregnancy: perinataloutcomes. Am J Epidemiol 1991;133:818-25).
Table 1. Low birth weight and cocaine use. Cocaine use
Cocaine use |
Low birth weight |
Normal birth weight |
Total |
Users |
110 |
289 |
399 |
Nonusers |
1073 |
15896 |
16969 |
Total |
1183 |
16185 |
17368 |
A. What incidence measure can you calculate from this data?
B. What is the incidence of low birth weight among cocaineusers?
C. What is the incidence of low birth weight amongnon-users?
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