Public Health Officials Involved in Developing Nutritional Guidelines Commission a Study

Public health officials involved in developing nutritional guidelines commission a study to determine how dietary eating patterns influence total body iron stores in children age 5-17.  As part of the study, researchers want to assess how 2 independent variables, red meat consumption and egg consumption (both reported in units of ounces/week) , affect serum ferritin concentrations while adjusting for age and gender.  Which of the following statistical techniques is most helpful for determining the association between the study variables?

A) Analysis of variance
B) Meta-analysis
C) Odds ratio
D) Regression analysis
E) Relative risk

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