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The table below summarizes baseline characteristics on patients participating in a clinical trial

Characteristic Placebo (n=125) Experimental (n=125) p

Mean (+/- SD) 54 +/- 4.5 53 +/- 4.9 0.7856

% Female 39% 52% 0.0289

% Less than High School Education 24% 22% 0.0986

% Completing H.S. 37% 36%

% Completing some college 39% 42%

Mean (+/- SD) Total Cholesterol 214 +/- 24.9 210 +/- 23.1 0.8954

Mean (+/-) SD) Systolic BP 136 +/- 13.8 134 +/- 12.4 0.4736

% Current Smokers 17% 15% 0.5741

% with Diabetes 8% 3% 0.0438

  1. Which, if any, baseline characteristics are significantly different (at the 0.05 level of significance) between treatment groups?
AAge
BTotal Cholesterol
CDiabetes
D% Female
EA and B

f. C and D

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The best and most correct answer among the choices provided by the question is the fifth choice which is both A and B.


Age and total cholesterol are baseline characteristics are significantly different (at the 0.05 level of significance) between treatment groups.
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