What should we do if the age and gender don't match between case and control in a case-control association study?

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For some design reason, both age and gender are non-matched in case and control. So how can I discover the association of the target with my covariants of interest?

Aaron Parker

What are the variable means you are applying to the case? & just absent those in the control or defaulted to a particular psyche?

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