An Epidemiologic Study Evaluated the Relationship Between Caffeine and Developing

question 28

Multiple Choice

An epidemiologic study evaluated the relationship between caffeine and developing high blood pressure. The relative risk of the group drinking five caffeinated drinks a day in comparison to the group drinking no caffeinated drinks a day was 0.99. This means that if a person drinks five caffeinated drinks a day, he or she ____.​

• A)​has a 99 percent chance of developing high blood pressure
• B)​has a 99 percent chance of NOT developing high blood pressure
• C) ​is not at increased risk of high blood pressure
• D) ​will almost certainly develop particularly severe high blood pressure

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