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A study of the relationship between exercise and heart attacks that is conducted among men who do not smoke. is gender a confounder in this study?

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The answer to this question would be: true

Gender should be confounding factor because it can influence the dependent and independent variable in this case. Male is known to have a higher incidence of cardiovascular disease. The ratio of smoker is also much higher in male than female.
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