Researchers are interested in the relationship between hypertension and living below the poverty level. They recruit a sample of individuals, about half of whom have hypertension and half who do not. They then ask the participants about their income and analyze the data to determine if those who live below the poverty level are more likely to suffer from hypertension. What type of study is this?

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20 August, 05:27

Researchers are interested in the relationship between hypertension and living below the poverty level. They recruit a sample of individuals, about half of whom have hypertension and half who do not. They then ask the participants about their income and analyze the data to determine if those who live below the poverty level are more likely to suffer from hypertension. What type of study is this?

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Perla Shaw · Answer 1

Case-control study

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Case-control is a study comparing patients with a disease or final result of concern (scenarios) with patients without the disease or final result and looking back prospectively to make a comparison how often the risk factor exposure is available in each group to evaluate the connection between the risk factor and the disease.