The magic of math in assessing certain health risks | Advertiser-Tribune Dear Dr. Roach: In a recent column, you reported using "the standard risk calculator" to determine that a person has a risk of heart attack or stroke in the next 10 years of "6.8%." What exactly does this mean? How was the risk determined? How does such a risk calculation compare with "number needed to […]

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The magic of math in assessing certain health risks