Question

Medications to prevent loss of bone density may also suppress the body's ability to replace older bone tissue with new bone tissue. Among 52,595 women who had been treated with such medications, an unusual type of ture occurred in 117 of them. What is the absolute risk, as a percent? Write your answer in a complete sentence, in context.

a) 0.2%
b) 0.3%
c) 0.4%
d) 0.5%

Answer 1

The absolute risk of an unusual type of fracture among women treated with medications for bone density is 0.2%.

Step-by-step explanation:

The absolute risk of an unusual type of fracture occurring in women treated with medications to prevent loss of bone density is calculated by dividing the number of women who had the fracture by the total number of women treated. In this case, 117 women had the fracture out of 52,595 women treated. To convert this to a percentage, the following calculation is used: (117 / 52,595) × 100 = 0.222%, which rounded to the nearest tenth is 0.2%.

Therefore, the absolute risk of an unusual type of fracture among these women is 0.2% percent.