1.18 Flashcards
what is a HDL?
high density lipoprotein
what is a LDL?
low density lipoprotein
what do HDLs transport?
cholesterol from body tissue to liver
what do LDLs transport?
cholesterol from liver to bood
what do HDLs do?
reduce total blood choleserol when the level is too high
what do LDLs do?
increase the total blood cholesterol when the level is too low
what would you say when you get asked to describe the data?
the relative risk of a cardiovascular event increases as the level of LDL cholesterol increases.
what would you do if you get asked to draw conclusions?
state what you see on the graph.
what would you say when you get asked to check any conclusions are valid?
make sure that any conclusions match the data.
causation is…
when a change in one variable is responsible for a change in another.
correlation is…
relationship between two variables such that a change in one of the variables is reflected by a change in the other variable.
