What Are the Characteristics of Gynoid Obesity

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Multiple Choice

What are the characteristics of gynoid obesity?

• A)Fat is stored in the upper body as subcutaneous fat,which increases the risk of disease.
• B)Fat is stored in the lower body as subcutaneous fat,which is less tied to the risk of disease.
• C)Fat is stored in the lower body as visceral fat,which is less tied to the risk of disease.
• D)Fat is stored in the upper body as visceral fat,which increases the risk of disease.

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Definitions:

Linear Regression

A statistical method for modeling the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables using a linear equation.

Correlational Analysis

A statistical method used to determine the degree to which two variables are related.

Analysis Of Variance

A test for the difference between two or more means. A simple analysis of variance (or ANOVA) has only one independent variable, whereas a factorial analysis of variance tests the means of more than one independent variable. One-way analysis of variance looks for differences between the means of more than two groups.

Slope

The measure of the steepness or incline of a line, defined as the ratio of the vertical change to the horizontal change between two points.