Unfortunately, many tobacco smokers diagnosed with cancer do notstop smoking, which increases their risk of mortality. A randomizedcontrolled trial was performed to determine if extended use ofvarenicline should be used to treat tobacco use among cancerpatients. Varenicline is a prescription medication used to treatnicotine addiction.
Using data from the following table, answer the questions thatfollow. Be careful…the primary outcome is a beneficial thing(smoking abstinence at 24 weeks).
| Total | 7-day abstinence at 24 weeks | Serious adverse event at 24 weeks |
Extended Treatment | 105 | 40 | 14 |
Standard Treatment | 102 | 28 | 9 |
Total | 207 | 68 | 23 |
- Is extended treatment associated with 7-day abstinence at 24weeks? Calculate the correct measure of association and interpretyour answer numerically.
