A study is run to evaluate risk factors for incident hypertension….

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Question Answered step-by-step A study is run to evaluate risk factors for incident hypertension…. A study is run to evaluate risk factors for incident hypertension. All participants are free of hypertension at the start of the study and are followed for 4 years, at which time they are reassessed for hypertension. Risk factors are measured in all participants at the start of the study. A total of n = 3182 participants enroll and 1123 develop hypertension over 4 years. A multiple logistic regression model is run and the results are as follows below. Which characteristics are significant? Risk FactorRegression CoefficientChi-Squarep-valueIntercept-18.416746.1030.0001Sex*-0.25246.1890.0129Systolic blood pressure0.0629141.4170.521BMI0.063729.2090.0001Current smoker*0.327010.1160.7815             *Sex is coded 1 = male, 0 = female. Current smoker is coded 1 = yes, 0 = no. Group of answer choices 1. Current smoker & Sex 2. Sex & BMI 3. Sex & Systolic Blood Pressure 4. None of the above   Math Statistics and Probability HLTH 501 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)