In laboratory experiments, the comparative rates of blood pressure reactivity for Asian Americans vs. European Americans has what relationship to rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) for these ethnic groups?
A) ?A relationship between these two variables is not reliably identified.
B) ?An inverse relationship exists; i.e., as one rises, the other goes down.
C) ?A positive correlation exists, i.e. reactivity corresponds to CVD rate.
D) ?A relationship only exists for people who already have hypertension.
C
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