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Association of risk factors with acute myocardial infarction (source: Yusuf et al., 2004)  |
For this figure, the odds ratios are plotted on a doubling scale. Prevalence cannot be calculated for psychosocial factors because it is derived from a model. The Odds Ratio is the ratio between the probability of the population exposed to the risk factor to the probability of the control, of acquiring the health problem under study. PAR is the fraction of the disease that can be ascribed to the risk factor in question. CI = confidence interval. | ||
Literature
Literature and data sources
Yusuf S, Hawken S, Ounpuu S et al.
Effect of potentially modifiable risk factors associated with myocardial infarction in 52 countries. The INTERHEART study.
Lancet, 2004; 364: 937-952.
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The population attributable risk is a measure of the excess rate of disease in a total study population which is attributable to an exposure. This measure is useful for determining the relative importance of exposures for the entire population and is the proportion by which the incidence rate of the outcome in the entire population would be reduced if exposure were eliminated.
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