Question 10
Based on these findings, the investigators concluded that there was an association between consumption of soft drinks and mortality from diabetes. A potential flaw in this reasoning is that it is not known if the people who died from diabetes consumed soft drinks.
Answer
True
False
Question 11
Each activity below has a specific purpose in epidemiological research. Match each activity in the first column with its corresponding purpose in the second column by selecting the correct letter. Each activity has only one correct answer.
Answer
-A.B.C.D.
Conduct screening
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-A.B.C.D.
Blind/mask study staff
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-A.B.C.D.
Include a large sample size
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-A.B.C.D.
Use matching
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Answer
Decreases confounding
Decreases interviewer bias
Increases statistical stability
Improves survival
Question 12
The following information applies to questions 12-14.
An article was recently published on the relationship between caffeine consumption during pregnancy and low birth weight. The article was based on the results of a case-control study. As you know, caffeine is present in a wide variety of beverages, foods, and medications, including coffee, tea, and colas. The following statements have been taken from the introduction and results sections of the article. Select the Hill’s guideline that best describes each statement.
Caffeine exposure during pregnancy could have a harmful effect because caffeine interferes with cell division, metabolism, and growth.
Answer
Consistency
Dose-response
Temporality
Biological plausibility
Strength of the association
