If the surviving participants in the last wave of testing in a longitudinal study on health and aging were those who initially had the lowest blood pressures,then we have a case of

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Negative selective survival refers to the survival of those who have lower levels of a particular risk factor or characteristic being studied. In this case, the surviving participants had lower blood pressures, indicating a negative selective survival. This may lead to biased conclusions as the sample may not be representative of the overall population being studied.

If the Surviving Participants in the Last Wave of Testing