The Abstract Applies to the Next 2 Items

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The abstract applies to the next 2 items.Over the course of 5 years, a pediatric endocrinologist has seen a marked increase in the prevalence of depression among patients with obesity in her practice.  She partners with a pediatric psychiatrist to devise a short screening test for depression for this specific population.  The new screening test is found to be 90% sensitive and 84% specific.  If this test is used on a sample of patients with obesity in which 35% are known to have depression
Based on the data, which of the following statements is most accurate concerning exposure to vinyl chloride in the cohort of 10,250 workers?

• A)Brain cancer, melanoma, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma mortality were significantly elevated among workers.
• B)Exposure to vinyl chloride significantly reduces the risk for Hodgkin disease among workers.
• C)Mortality from laryngeal cancer and lung cancer among workers is not statistically lower than expected.
• D)The expected number of deaths from liver cancer among workers was significantly higher than the observed number.
• E)The observed number of deaths among workers was significantly higher for cancers of the connective and soft tissues.

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