Some Studies Have Found That the Presence of Periodontal Disease

question 20

True/False

Some studies have found that the presence of periodontal disease predicts an increase in morbidity and mortality resulting from cardiovascular disease and others have failed to show a relationship.

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Definitions:

Correlation Coefficient

A statistical measure that calculates the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two variables.

Continuous

A type of data or function that can take any value within a given range, without any breaks or discrete jumps.

Categorical

Refers to data or variables that represent categories, such as 'gender' or 'type of car', where the categories do not have a natural order.

Correlation Coefficient

A numerical measure that indicates the extent to which two or more variables fluctuate together.