9 19 13 Kin 110 discussion section notes Melissa Armstrong Office Hours 12 15 1 15 Wednesday in Totman 3 Email marmstro umass edu Other TA office hours Jen Blankenship Thursday 1 30 2 30 Cory Greever by appointment Totman 126B Jamie Laurin Monday 1 00 2 00 Aaron Karp Monday 3 30 4 30 Hannah Masse Wednesday 1 15 2 15 Quiz tonight on Moodle Fit and fat 1 What is a primary source and what is a secondary source Which is this article Primary sources First hand reports of findings of scientific investigation Specific Title Authors report directly on scientific research that they conducted Newspapers and Magazines Secondary sources Always use primary sources Especially in science classes Primary sources panel of experts in the field peer review articles Adds credibility Quality control Better to trust Mayoclinic not peer reviewed not a primary source Use scientific method Question Background research Construct hypothesis Experiment Analyze results False hypothesis start again True report results Paper includes Title authors abstract intro subjects methods results discussion references tables and graphs Go over questions with people around you Should cardiorespiratory fitness also be considered when body composition and mortality are related Evidence authors used to build case Previous studies not controlled well smokers vs nonsmokers who were the subjects men 30 83 years old 21 925 people body fat skin folds hydrostatic weighing can t use children or pregnant women better to be fit and obese than unfit and lean cardiorespiratory fitness influences effects of obesity Relative Risk Compares 2 or more groups for their risk to develop a disease One group is the reference group and all others are compared to it Lean unfit men 2x more likely to develop disease Adjusting for other factors Alcohol smoking age examination year family history of ischemic heart disease Even with these factors it still mean lean unfit men at higher risk
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