A Pediatric Cardiologist Decides to Determine Whether There Is a Relationship

question 110

Multiple Choice

A pediatric cardiologist decides to determine whether there is a relationship between body composition and blood pressure in a random sample of children and adolescents age 5-15.  He used standard procedures to collect anthropometric measurements that included weight, height, hip circumference (HC) , and waist circumference (WC) .  Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic pressure (DBP) readings were taken at least 3 times at 5-minute intervals after the participants had been seated, and average SBP and DBP readings were calculated based on these measurements.  Which of the following statistical tests is adequate to determine whether there is a relationship between WC and average DBP?

• A)Analysis of variance
• B)Chi-square test
• C)Correlation analysis
• D)Meta-analysis
• E)Two-sample t-test

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Alkene

Hydrocarbons characterized by the presence of at least one double bond within the molecule, contributing to their chemical reactivity.

1,2-Dimethylcyclohexene

An organic compound derived from cyclohexene, characterized by the presence of two methyl groups attached to the first and second carbon atoms of the cyclohexene ring.

Elements Of Unsaturation

A measure indicating the total number of pi bonds and rings in a molecule, useful in determining molecular structure.

Molecular Formula

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