Describing whether smoking is confounder

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Q1)i) A study of the relationship between exercise and heart attacks is conducted among women who don't smoke.  Describe whether gender is confounder.

ii)  A case-control study of relationship between liver cirrhosis among both non alcoholics and alcoholics. Describe whether smoking is confounder.

iii) Interpret results of the following studies

Odds ratio of 1.2 (95% confidence interval: 0.8-1.5) is found for association of low socioeconomic status and occurrence of obesity.

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