Generic intro
X is common in many countries with a high
prevalence of Y (1-15).
Prior research suggested that X causes Y (16-30).
More recent studies have suggested that Y causes
X (31-45).
Only a few studies have considered the association
of X and Z (46-50) or Y and Z (51-53).
We conducted a study to test the hypothesis that Z
is associated with both X and Y.