Epidemiologists have found that sedentary people are twice as likely to develop a particular health condition as people who exercise regularly.This means that:

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The statement "sedentary people are twice as likely to develop a particular health condition as people who exercise regularly" indicates a relative risk of 2.0 for the health condition. Therefore, choice A is correct. Choice B is not correct since a relative risk of 0.50 would mean that sedentary people are less likely to develop the health condition than those who exercise regularly, which contradicts the given information. Choice C cannot be inferred solely based on the given information, as the relationship between lack of exercise and the health condition may be correlative rather than causal. Therefore, choice D is not correct either.

Epidemiologists Have Found That Sedentary People Are Twice as Likely