A new medical condition known as Slipitosis has been discovered and is believed

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A new medical condition known as Slipitosis has been discovered and is believed to relate to Banana consumption. A study is undertaken to confirm this During the study it is found that Females consume Bananas at a higher rate than males and the researchers are worried about Simpsons Paradox influencing the results if they leave out gender. They therefore undertake a Mantel-Haenszel analysis of the relationship between banana consumption and Slipitosis, conditional on gender Sliptosis Gender Yes No Total Yes No Total 81 428 509 47 392 439 128 820 948 Female Male 14 500 514 46 2030 2076 60 2530 2590 Yes No Total Test that combined OR 1: chi2(1) Pr>chi20.022 Mantel-Haenszel = 5.213 Test of homogeneity (B-D) ch2(1 0.448 Pr>chi2 - 0.503

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In first question option A is correct,

The odds of having slipitosis among women who eat more than 2 bananas is 1.58 times the odds of having slipitosis among women who eat no more than 2 bananas a week.

In the second question option C is correct,

That there is a relationship between banana consumption and slipitosis adjusting for gender effect.

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