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specprocyesterday at 8:25 PM2 repliesview on HN

Studies typically use regression to account for stuff like that. CBA to look at the article, but I bet any money that's controlled for.


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vlovich123yesterday at 9:02 PM

> After adjusting for age, sex, race, ethnicity and education, roughly 1 in 100 taxi and ambulance drivers died of Alzheimer’s, compared with 1 in 60 people overall.

So no indication they accounted for the expected lifespan of the profession.

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rf15yesterday at 8:59 PM

> CBA to look at the article

then don't post

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