Researchers were interested in the association between spicy food intake and gastric ulcer. To investigate, they recruit
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2022 11:30 am
Researchers were interested in the association between spicy food intake and gastric ulcer. To investigate, they recruited 1000 men and women who consumed spicy food in their diet, and 1000 men and women who did not consume spicy food in their diet at age 30. All were free of gastric ulcers. Both groups of men and women were then followed for 20 years to assess the incidence of gastric ulcer. This is an example of a(n): a) Retrospective cohort study b) Case-control study c) Randomised-controlled trial d) Prospective cohort study e) Ecological study f) Cross-sectional study