Public Health Officials Involved in Developing Nutritional Guidelines Commission a Study

question 79

Multiple Choice

Public health officials involved in developing nutritional guidelines commission a study to determine how dietary eating patterns influence total body iron stores in children age 5-17.  As part of the study, researchers want to assess how 2 independent variables, red meat consumption and egg consumption (both reported in units of ounces/week) , affect serum ferritin concentrations while adjusting for age and gender.  Which of the following statistical techniques is most helpful for determining the association between the study variables?

• A)Analysis of variance
• B)Meta-analysis
• C)Odds ratio
• D)Regression analysis
• E)Relative risk

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