In Model 1, which of the Base potential risk factors appears to have the greatest risk of infection associated with it?Justify your choice using the information provided in Table 2.

Which continuous predictor CRP or ADN level is better at explaining the infection status of the patient?Justify your answer.

For continuous predictors the researchers' decided to use the same method for choosing an incremental value to use for calculating the OR, what was this method?

m Table 2. The multivariate adjusted odds ratios for postoperative infection. Model One SD Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4 Model 5 Odds Odds Odds Ratio 95%CI Ratio 95%CI Odds Ratio 95%CI Odds Ratio 95%CI Male Gender Ratio 95%CI 0.92 0.36-2.32 0.89 0.35-2.31 45 0.47-4.46 1.30 Age (years) 0.41-4.14 11.60 1.16 0.91-1.47 1.51 0.45-4.9 1.21 0.94-1.56 1.21 0.88-1.66 1.32 BMI (kg/m?) 0.95-1.85 1.30 3.80 0.81 0.54-1.23 0.91-1.60 0.80 0.52-1.21 0.89 0.557-1.39 0.88 0.56-1.38 ASA1 (%) 0.91 1 (ref.) 0.58-141 1 ( ref. ) 1 (ref.) 1 (ref.) ASA2 (%) 1 (ref.) 3.01 0.98-9.21 2.89 0.90-9.30 3.52 0.75-16.41 3.45 0.72-16.55 3.40 ASA3 (%) 0.70-16.75 3.66 0.59-22.80 3.60 0.55-23.62 2.75 0.30-25.47 3.00 0.31-29.15 2.60 0.30-26.40 DM (%) 3.50 1.11-11.05 .00 1.20-13.28 5.28 1.35-20.69 5.56 1.37-22.66 5.86 1.42-24.30 Total operation 114.10 1.55 0.88-2.74 1.58 0.88-2.84 1.62 0.79-3.29 .76 0.84-3.68 1.71 time 0.81-3.50 Log (blood loss) 616.20 6.59 1.88-23.14" 6.18 1.69-22.66" 2.83 0.70-11.52 2.54 0.60-10.80 2.86 3.60-12.82 Surgical 2.20 0.79-6.11 2.40 0.82-7.00 2.74 0.77-9.76 3.32 0.88-12.50 3.21 0.90-12.24 procedure (%) CRP (mg/al) 3.50 1.51 0.93-2.43 1.52 0.86-2.67 1.53 0.90-2.71 ADN ratio 0.20 14.90 4.62-48.00 15.73 4.64-53.37" 15.20 4.50-51.13 *p