Consider the data in the following table, obtained from a
cohort study conducted by Iso and colleagues [Isa H, Date C,
Yamamoto A, et al. Smoking cessation and mortality from
cardiovascular disease among Japanese men and women. The JACC
study. Am J Epidmeiol. 2005;161(2):170-179.].
Total Cardiovascular Disease According to Smoking
Status
Disease
Current Smoker
Cases
Person-years
Yes
882
—
220,965
No
673
—
189,254
Calculate the rate
ratio and corresponding 95% confidence interval for these data.
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