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A newspaper article reported that "Children who routinely compete in vigorous after-school sports on smoggy days are three times more likely to get asthma than their non-athletic peers."(Sacramento Bee, Feb 1, 2002, p. A1)
-The newspaper also reported that "The number of children in the study who contracted asthma was relatively small - 265 of 3,535."From this information and the information given in the original quote, which of the following could not be computed?
A) The baseline risk of getting asthma without participating in after-school sports.
B) The overall risk of getting asthma for the children in this study.
C) The relative risk of getting asthma for children who routinely participate in vigorous after-school sports on smoggy days and their non-athletic peers.
D) All of the above could be computed.

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Use the following information for questions:
 A newspaper article reported that "Children who routinely compete in vigorous after-school sports on smoggy days are three times more likely to get asthma than their non-athletic peers."(Sacramento Bee, Feb 1, 2002, p. A1)
-The newspaper also reported that "The number of children in the study who contracted asthma was relatively small - 265 of 3,535."From this information and the information given in the original quote, which of the following could not be computed?
A) The baseline risk of getting asthma without participating in after-school sports.
B) The overall risk of getting asthma for the children in this study.
C) The relative risk of getting asthma for children who routinely participate in vigorous after-school sports on smoggy days and their non-athletic peers.
D) All of the above could be computed.

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The baseline risk of getting asthma without participating in after-school sports cannot be computed because the information provided does not specify how many of the 265 children who contracted asthma were non-athletic peers.

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