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From just reading the abstract, relative risk of 1.41 for the highest exposure groups when available in each study isn't something I would consider "risk". Even
by Protostome 8y ago
From just reading the abstract, relative risk of 1.41 for the highest exposure groups when available in each study isn't something I would consider "risk". Even if it is statistically significant, the effect size is pretty small.
For comparison, the RR for cigarette smoking and (small cell) lung cancer is estimated to be around 21 (REF: http://cebp.aacrjournals.org/content/14/9/2125 http://cebp.aacrjournals.org/content/14/9/2125)
- inpdx 8y agoCigarette smoking is a long-known risk and thus has warning labels on every pack. Of course the RR is higher. Comparing that known large risk factor to make another seem smaller by comparison is at best disingenuous.
- Protostome 8y agoIt's pretty useless to write about a risk without putting it in a familiar context. Otherwise, it is just an academic debate.