The measure of association that compares the risk of the health outcome in one group with the risk (usually an "exposed" group) among another group (usually the "unexposed" group) by dividing the incidence or prevalence in the first group by that of the second group is known as:

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Relative risk is the measure of association that compares the risk of the health outcome in one group with the risk among another group. Odds ratio is another measure of association that compares the odds of the outcome in the exposed group to that of the unexposed group. Attributable risk, on the other hand, is the difference between the incidence of the outcome in the exposed group and that of the unexposed group. Therefore, the best choice is A as it directly answers the question.

The Measure of Association That Compares the Risk of the Health