Question

11.

The Mayor is considering trying to decide between two initiatives [(A)-reduction in sodium content in pre-packaged and retail foods to prevent hypertension and B-a campaign against soft drinks in an effort to prevent obesity] which to implement. He obtained a report from the Epidemiology Department that indicates that the population attributable risk (PAR) for interventions A & B are 60% and 45% respectively. He calls you for advice and asks you to interpret the PARs, you respond to him as follows:

Select one:

a. The risk of getting hypertension by consuming pre-package food is 60%, while the risk of becoming obese by consuming soft drinks is 45%.

b. The risk of hypertension from pre-packaged foods is 1.5 times the risk of obesity from soft drinks

c. The odds of hypertension from pre-packaged foods is 1.5 times the odds of obesity from soft drinks

d. If he reduced sodium consumption, he would reduce the risk of hypertension in the City by 60%. However, if he reduced the consumption of soft drinks he would only reduce the risk of obesity in the City by 45%