Confounding Visual Exercise 5 -- Low-birth Weight
Does drinking coffee have an effect on low-birth weight?
Restricted to the smoking study participants, does drinking coffee have an effect on low birth weight?
Smokers
Cases | Controls |
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2×2 Table
Cases | Controls | |
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Coffee | 20 | 8 |
No Coffee | 5 | 2 |
Odds Ratio = 1.0
After stratifying the data on smoking and looking separately at smokers and non-smokers, it is evident that there is no effect of drinking on LBW.