A random study on pulmonary embolism shows 10 patients out of 100 died who did not get treatment and 10 patients out of 100 died who got proper treatment. What is the SINGLE most likely absolute risk?
A. Absolute risk 5%
B. Absolute risk 2%
C. Absolute risk 100%
D. Absolute risk 10%
E. Absolute risk 0.1%
Absolute risk by definition is the percentage of people within a particular group affected by a certain event. Therefore, for both sets of patients who got treatment and those who did not, the absolute risk of death (the event) would be: 10 / 100 = 1/10 = 0.1 = 10%.