A cohort study is conducted on the likelihood of developing…
A cohort study is conducted on the likelihood of developing diabetes and includes several risk factors. They use regression to account for the relationships between those risk factors. Below is a subset of their findings for the relationship with the risk factor and the development of diabetes: A 1 kg/m2 increase in BMI leads to an OR of 1.32 for diagnosis of diabetes Exercising for at least 2 hours per weeks leads to an OR of 0.82 for diagnosis of diabetes Cigarette smoking leads to an OR of 1.42 for diagnosis of diabetes Which of the following statements is most accurate for the interpretation of these results?