Heart Attack RiskSuppose that a 50-year-old man has systolic blood pressure of 110 and that 60% of…

Heart Attack Risk

Suppose that a 50-year-old man has systolic blood pressure of 110 and that 60% of his cholesterol is HDL. The risk of heart attack in the next 10 years is given in Table 7.2. If a man satisfying these conditions is selected at random and has a cholesterol level of 200, what is the probability that he will not have a heart attack by age 60?

Table 7.2

Total Cholesterol Risk of Heart Attack

130

1%

150

1

175

2

200

2

250

3

300

5