Consider that in a retrospective cohort study involving job type and heart disease among railroad workers, the following data was obtained. Note that job type was used as a surrogate marker for physical activity.  Clerks have a sedentary job whereas track workers have a physically demanding job.                                                                       Heart Disease   Job type                                               yes                                         no   Clerk                                                      50                                           500 Tracks worker                                    22                                           390   What is the measure of association

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Consider that in a retrospective cohort study involving job type and heart disease among railroad workers, the following data was obtained. Note that job type was used as a surrogate marker for physical activity.  Clerks have a sedentary job whereas track workers have a physically demanding job.

 

                                                                    Heart Disease

 

Job type                                               yes                                         no

 

Clerk                                                      50                                           500

Tracks worker                                    22                                           390

 

What is the measure of association

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